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"spoolsv.exe" Process on Windows 8
What is the "spoolsv.exe" process on windows 8? Is the "spoolsv.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "spoolsv.exe" process?
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"spoolsv.exe" process
represents "Spooler SubSystem App" program,
created by the "Print Spooler" service.
"spoolsv.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:
Boot spoolsv
On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "spoolsv.exe" process may be listed as:
Image Name Memory Description -------------------- ---------- ----------- spoolsv.exe 8,792 K Spooler SubSystem App
Additional information about "spoolsv.exe" process:
Command line: C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe Programe file information: Name: spoolsv.exe Location: C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe Description: Spooler SubSystem App Version: 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) Size: 769024 bytes Last modified: 7/25/2012 11:08:47 PM Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Some data files used: C:\Windows\System32 Some registry keys used: HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\Image File Execution Options HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Ids HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9 HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WinSock2\Parameters\NameSpace_Catalog5 HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\Print\Printers HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\Local Port Some DLL libraries used: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll C:\Windows\System32\DNSAPI.dll C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powrprof.dll C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll
"spoolsv.exe" process is not a virus. But you can terminate "spoolsv.exe" process, if you are not using any printers.
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