Windows 10: What is Windows Desktop Runtime used for? Is it safe?

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    What is Windows Desktop Runtime used for? Is it safe?


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    When you install or run certain applications on Windows, you may see a prompt asking you to install the Windows Desktop Runtime. What is Windows Desktop Runtime? Why is it needed? Is it safe? Let’s discuss these questions in this post. What is Windows Desktop Runtime? The Windows Desktop Runtime is part of Microsoft .NET. […]

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  4. What is Windows Desktop Runtime used for? Is it safe?

    Runtime Broker is using too much cpu on a quadcore i5 3570k

    Hi,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.



    Runtime Broker is a Windows process in Task Manager that helps manage permissions on your PC for apps from Windows Store. It ideally uses a few megabytes of memory, but in some cases, a faulty app might cause Runtime Broker to use up more.



    Stop runtime broker from Task manager, and try to run App troubleshooter and check:



    Try the followings steps:




    • Click "Search" and type "Troubleshooting" without quotes and hit enter.

    • Click “Hardware and Sound”

    • Select Windows store apps

    • Click next to run the troubleshooter.




    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
     
    Waseemulla S, Jul 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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