What is the "settingsynchost.exe" ? Variant 14626446

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. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process settingsynchost.exe.

settingsynchost.exe Process
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

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Windows Defender2016-07-24 06:51:44
AVG Internet Security2016-05-02 08:23:41
Norton AntiVirus Online2016-05-01 08:25:01
V3 Lite2016-03-07 11:58:21
Norton 360 Premier2016-02-11 15:56:31
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6.02016-02-09 19:07:52
McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware2016-01-27 03:00:34
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate2015-12-26 08:29:52
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User Reviews of the "settingsynchost.exe"

  • 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