Windows 10: Is it safe to delete dismhost.exe folders in temp?

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  1. Is it safe to delete dismhost.exe folders in temp?


    I have about 4 different folders which contain the dismhost.exe file and its components located in the temp folder in local are these safe for me to delete? I also have seen the dism process in taskmanager and when I open its file location bizarrely its located in one of these temp folders rather and system 32. Would appreciate some clarity of this.

    :)
     
    Miles Maher, Aug 10, 2023
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  2. Dismhost exe in Temp folder

    I keep seeing that a random folder appearing in my Temp folder, folder name is very random with words and mixed numbers. Inside, there is a certain exe named "Dismhost" this pops up almost like every two days or so. Is this normal? I already scanned my computer
    with Malwarebytes with hidden files enabled, found nothing. I always delete that random folder but it keep coming back.

    Win10 64 professional 1803

    Dismhost exe have "Microsoft Windows" sha1 and sha256 digital signature that signed in april 2018

    Any way to stop this from happening?
     
    Pagefile'sys, Aug 10, 2023
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  3. Ken Blake Win User
    Is it safe to delete the Temp folder in C:/Windows/Temp?

    Yes, all *files* in the temp folder (not the folder itself) can, and should be, deleted periodically.

    The temp folder provides workspace for programs. Programs can create temporary files there for their own temporary use. Each program should delete all its temporary files when it closes, but for various reasons it doesn't always happen (for example,
    if the program crashes, it never gets to do this). That's why it's a good idea to periodically clean out anything left there.

    Also note that there are some program installations which work in two steps. The first step concludes by writing temporary files and rebooting. The second step starts automatically after rebooting and needs to find those files there (and then deletes
    them when it's done).

    Other than doing it automatically when rebooting (that would interfere with installations like the kind I described), it's always safe to delete the contents of the temp folder. Because it's safe to delete any temp files that aren't open and in use
    by an application, and since Windows won't let you delete open files, it's safe to (try to) delete them at any time. If any fail to delete because they're open, they'll either be deleted automatically when the app using them closes, or you'll get them the
    next time you delete manually.

    Some people may suggest that you reboot before deleting anything, but that's not necessary, for the reason described above (on the other hand, it doesn't hurt to do it).
     
    Ken Blake, Aug 10, 2023
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  4. Is it safe to delete dismhost.exe folders in temp?

    Dismhost exe in Temp folder

    Hey thanks for reply Dave, I'm using Norton Internet Security as my main security program so windows defender is passive because Win10 does not let me use both in same time. so I cannot use a manual scan feature in Win defender, but, I noticed there is a
    "periodic scan" option (almost missed it because text so damn small haha) "You can continue to use your primary AV and have windows defender scan your system time to time"
    perhaps enabling this slider to solve this issue?

    UPDATE: well guess what happened, Norton instantly gave me an red pop up warning saying "Norton and windows defender cannot work at same time" so I can't even enable periodic scan, so be it then, I have no annoyances or problems having that folder in Temp
    folder, I can always delete it anyway so its ok,

    I think removing/deleting any file or folder in Temp folder is completely safe any way right? Its called Temp for a reason, besides, if I try to remove a important file windows warns me anyways "this folder is in use" so thats alright

    Thanks for help dude, good day to you
     
    Pagefile'sys, Aug 10, 2023
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