What is the "settingsynchost.exe" ? Variant 6768243

Our database contains 220 different files for filename settingsynchost.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the settingsynchost.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name settingsynchost.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Host Process for Setting Synchronization. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process settingsynchost.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Host Process for Setting Synchronization
Version:: 6.2.8250.0
MD5:: 16a08754c112fee94cbefcef9058b0e6
SHA1:: 6fe203e9b5cc6b7eca1f4134d4921aec67452253
SHA256:: a74edbbde38724f23bfa10d498d3849872943f41a4722e790982a021ff506908
Size:: 82944
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 8
Occurence:: Low

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SAFErating from user betadroid for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 46593812)
seems alright
SAFErating from user Mindconnect2020 for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 43982467)
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SAFErating from user Sabrina01 for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 43223586)
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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 19553404)
This executable is the genuine part of MS Windows, Host Process for Setting Synchronization. It is responsible for synchronisation of user system setting within all user's computers and Windows installations. User can find the global settings of this feature in -> PC Settings and there go to the "Sync your Settings" section. There are on/off switches for all the different items user can choose to sync. Here user can simply set off the setting he/she doesn't want to synchronize.
"This is the process that synchronizes your system settings so that changing your wallpaper/color on one computer changes all your other computers. It also syncs your Internet Explorer settings and some other things."
Cjeck more information on Windows answers forum : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_rt-security/what-is-host-process-for-setting-synchronization/88a5c8d5-7c8a-4151-a74f-d5470a05864e