What is the "settingsynchost.exe" ?

Our database contains 220 different files for filename settingsynchost.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name settingsynchost.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Host Process for Setting Synchronization. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 12 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process settingsynchost.exe.

This executable is a genuine part of MS Windows, Host Process for Setting Synchronization. It is responsible for synchronization 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."

Check 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

settingsynchost.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "settingsynchost.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Host Process for Setting Synchronization
Version:
6.2.9200.16420
MD5:
5802f650d1c5ed43ebb67d6898b27d0d
SHA1:
1fe7e4971c0b7d2c6aceda16824e002d198b251d
SHA256:
ab87db2cf9d6357eef772ba38fb287dbd8473d2b0f3f149a0b1ac65717ac2073
Size:
101888
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 8
Occurence:
High oc2

Is the Process "settingsynchost.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Latest new variant of the file with name "settingsynchost.exe" was discovered 4467 days ago. Our database contains 7 variants of the file "settingsynchost.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "settingsynchost.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "settingsynchost.exe"

  • 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)

    Take a look at Sabrina01's coment ...

  • SAFErating from user Sabrina01 for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 43223586)

    Take a look at MikeOne's comment ...

  • SAFErating from user Kai Dedo for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-settingsynchost_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_d8acd3efacedcfdc\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 12823162)

    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."
    Check 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

  • 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

  • SAFErating from user craigun for file C:\Windows\System32\SettingSyncHost.exe

  • SAFErating from user Admin for file C:\Windows\System32\settingsynchost.exe (Variant: 12555865)

    Windows 8 version of the Host Process for Setting Synchronization.