What is sgfxu64.dll?

sgfxu64.dll is part of SMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM Software and developed by SMSC according to the sgfxu64.dll version information.

sgfxu64.dll's description is "SMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM User Mode Driver"

sgfxu64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about sgfxu64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sgfxu64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM Software
Company nameSMSC
File descriptionSMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM User Mode Driver
Internal nameSGFXU
Original filenamesgfxu64.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © SMSC 2009-2013. All Rights Reserved.
Product version9.18.5.1
File version9.18.5.1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM Software
Company nameSMSC
File descriptionSMSC Graphics Adapter WDDM User Mode..
Internal nameSGFXU
Original filenamesgfxu64.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © SMSC 2009-2013. All Rig..
Product version9.18.5.1
File version9.18.5.1

Digital signatures [?]

sgfxu64.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sgfxu64.dll file.

None of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the sgfxu64.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ac851d9a3eebbfe89131b63226922042
SHA2563d8942426c5617ff3e8c35d5e579ced5be0d68c6b116876b30b6f4925c385e9e

What will you do with sgfxu64.dll?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sgfxu64.dll. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 9 votes to remove and 6 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sgfxu64.dll. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

CheeZiee writes

1 thumb

can i remove this file safely of my computer without screwing something up? because on some games that i play it says untrusted system file

# 17 Feb 2019, 3:31

Roger Karlsson writes

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@CheeZiee: sgfxu64.dll looks like a graphics driver. I wouldn't delete it.

# 25 Jun 2019, 4:24

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