wmiprvse.exe - what is it?

If you find the entry wmiprvse.exe in the Task Manager, you probably won't understand the name. It describes a process of the Windows operating system. In this article, we explain what exactly is behind the process.

wmiprvse.exe - what does the process do?

• The wmiprvse.exe process belongs to Windows Management Instrumentation. This allows access to other computers on a network.
• Wmiprvse.exe starts a small private server on your computer. This gives an administrator access to carry out or request certain actions.
• The process is an integral part of Windows and therefore also active when you are not in a network. For security reasons, you should not deactivate the process.

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