Why are there multiple Console Window Host open in the background?
May 12, 2021 · Download Process Explorer or a similar tool that would show the processes in a tree view. (Run it "As Administrator" for best results.) The Conhost process will always be shown as a …
What is the 'conhost.exe' process that shows up in Task Manager?
25 conhost.exe is the new host process for console windows. Previously those were handled by csrss.exe which is the “Client Server Runtime Process”, a process running with system-level …
windows 7 - Multiple instances of conhost.exe - Super User
My desktop has two instances of conhost.exe running in the background at all times. Some googling brought up a few articles, like this one, but they don't explain why I have multiple instances of c...
Conhost.exe with headless argument 100% CPU - Super User
May 14, 2024 · Sometimes within 5 days too. In task Manager, there are 2 instaces of conhost.exe everytime eating 50 - 50% of cpu each. I researched but only found information about "What is …
(When) is CONHOST.EXE actually necessary? - Super User
All it says is that in XP-, console applications where “hosted by” or “run under” csrss.exe, but in Windows 7, they were moved to conhost.exe for security. The security aspect makes sense, but it says nothing …
What does \??\ mean in \??\C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe?
Sep 12, 2014 · It seems to be exclusively associated with conhost.exe only appearing in the command-line parameters for conhost.exe Also the parameter seems to be the same (on my computer) for all …
'When I start firefox, conhost.exe opens in task manager - processes ...
Jun 14, 2016 · I just noticed that whenever I start firefox conhost.exe opens in task manager --> processes. This is behavior I do not recall seeing previously. Any idea what is going on here? Thank …
windows 8.1 - Can Conhost.exe be disabled? - Super User
May 28, 2015 · If you need to get rid of conhost.exe, then you need to close any applications which require a console host. (Usually, the parent process of conhost.exe in Windows 8. In Windows 7, the …
windows 7 - conhost.exe and csrss.exe questions - Super User
Jul 30, 2014 · Windows 7 permanently changed that model by introducing the ConHost.exe process: This exposure was addressed in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 by running the console …
Alternative console host for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008
The visual console window is controlled by a whole different subsystem i.e. csrss.exe on pre-Vista ane csrss.exe -spawned conhost.exe processes on Windows 7/Windows 2008