Where Is Wmiprvse.Exe in Registry?

Wmiprvse.exe is an executable file created by Microsoft. Wmiprvse.exe belongs to the Windows Management Instrumentation program, which comes pre-installed on the Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems.

What Does It Do?

• Wmiprvse.exe is used by Windows Management Instrumentation, a program that allows users to manage local and remote computers. For example, users can start a process on a remote computer, schedule a process to run at specific times during the day and reboot a computer from a remote location.

Location

• Wmiprvse.exe is located in the left pane of the Registry Editor, under this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

Find

• To find wmiprvse.exe, open the Registry Editor. Then click "Edit" and "Find," type "Wmiprvse.exe" into the empty box and click "Find Next."