Why are there multiple Console Window Host open in the …
Aug 3, 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 …
What is the 'conhost.exe' process that shows up in Task Manager?
26 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 …
(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, …
Why does conhost.exe, with headless argument, go to 100% CPU?
May 14, 2024 · Sometimes within 5 days too. In Task Manager, there are 2 instances of conhost.exe every time eating 50 - 50% of CPU each. I researched but only found information …
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 …
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 …
'When I start firefox, conhost.exe opens in task manager
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? …
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 …
How to open console app in Windows 11 without using new …
Nov 18, 2022 · 17 Change the shortcut to use console host. For example: C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\path to your app\program.exe This way W11 launches …