Windows 10: missing conhost.exe file

Good day. I have a problem, recently my antivirus detected a virus called conhost.exe, I started to investigate and saw that it could be a virus. To my surprise it was not a virus, but an essential system file and now cmd does not start, the solutions I have found are commands that are executed from cmd, and of course, I can't use cmd, besides it affects other programs that they depend on the cmd. I have windows 11 installed and I need to fix it, I don't know if it is possible to download that file, or if the OS has to be reinstalled, I hope there is a simple solution.

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conhost,exe using IMMENSE amount of memory.

Hello, I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

1) Try these fixes for high CPU usage by conhost.exe:

Conhost.exe: How to Fix Console Window Host High CPU Usage

https://wethegeek.com/what-is-conhost-exe-and-w...

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/conhost-exe-windows

(Avoid ad links which intrude into editorial copy, especially DO NOT INSTALL Restoro, PC Repair Tool and Reimage ads)

2) Go over Windows 11 with this Performance Checklist to try to find and fix problems:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.

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Missing .dll file .

Hi,

I suggest that you perform the steps below and check if it helps resolve the issue.

• Uninstall all those apps (using revo uninstaller) which are giving you msvcr100.dll and msvcp100.dll files missing error
• Open the link below

Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 from Official Microsoft Download Center

And download and install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4.

3. Download VSU_4\vcredist_x64.exe if you’ll be installing this on Windows 10 64bit.

4. Download VSU_4\vcredist_x86.exe if you’ll be installing this on Windows 10 32bit.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

 

Can't run .exe file

Hi Phil,

There are several reasons why you are having issues running .exe files on your Windows 10 laptop. To assist you better, kindly answer the questions below:

• Have you made any changes to your laptop prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• What is the error message that you received when running .exe files?

Regards.