Windows 10: SearchProtocolHost.exe

I have Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, version 21H1, build 19043.1288. I received a warning that SearchProtocolHost.exe was blocked from accessing a protected folder: %userprofile%\Documents\Outlook Files\". Googling it, I learned that it should be in Windows\System32 and the article gave a number of sizes for this file. When I looked at mine, it had a size of 419,318 bytes and a size on disk of 258,048 bytes. That didn't match any of the sizes in the article I read. Should I be concerned?

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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.

 

NESHTA.A VIRUS REMOVED BUT .EXE NOT WORKING

Hi Khaled,

It is possible that you .exe is not working due to corrupted system files or account. To assist you better, kindly answer the following questions:

• Does this happen with a specific application or with all of your application?
• Have you tried creating a new admin account to check if the issue also with new account or only with the current account?

In the meantime, we suggest that you follow the steps in this article on how
to create a new admin account.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

USB drive will not run exes.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience caused to you and will help you in solving the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to ask if you have installed any Antivirus in the Laptop.

I suggest you to run the program in compatibility mode by following the steps provided below and check if the issue persist.

• Right click on the “.exe” file of the program and select properties.
• Under Compatibility tab, check the option for “Run in Compatibility mode”.
• Select the Operating System from the drop down list.
• Click on Apply and OK.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.