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How to Troubleshoot: Taskeng.exe Keeps Popping Up Randomly on Windows PC

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Taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine) is a system file in Windows 10/8/7 operating systems. It is not a virus if it is located in the System32 folder. The legitimate file is responsible for keeping track of tasks to be executed at the time specified by the user. However, many attackers use this file or misuse its name to infect your computer.

If the file is in another folder, it may be malware and you should have it scanned. If the Taskeng.exe popup appears on your computer all the time, you should pay attention to several things. read more

How to Repair: Uninstalling SkypeHost.exe in Windows 10 PC

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SkypeHost.exe is an executable file belonging to the Microsoft Skype process, which is developed by a Microsoft software developer with Microsoft Skype Preview. If the SkypeHost.exe process is important in Windows 10, you should be careful when removing it. Sometimes the SkypeHost.exe process may put too much load on the CPU or GPU. If it is a malware or virus, it may run in the background.

The .exe extension of the SkypeHost.exe file indicates that it is an executable file for Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. Malware and viruses are also transmitted through exe files. Therefore, we should be sure before running an unknown executable file on your computer or laptop. read more

What is `winrmsrv.exe` and How to Eliminate It?

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This application is originally needed for internal Windows purposes. Microsoft itself does not disclose all the information about this application and it is quite difficult to understand its purpose. However, it is easy to notice that the process is not used very often. It runs in the background when the operating system needs to perform certain internal actions, and then disappears again.

Many users complain that the process winrmsrv.exe requires firewall access for some reason. The original version of this process does not require firewall access to the network. It performs tasks using what is still on your system, so there is no need to connect to the network. A suspicious process called winrmsrv.exe that requires network access is definitely a virus. In most cases, this name is used by Trojans as a disguise. read more