sidebar.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the sidebar.exe version information.
sidebar.exe's description is "Windows Sidebar"
sidebar.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sidebar.exe.
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The following is the available information on sidebar.exe:
Property | Value |
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Product name | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
File description | Windows Sidebar |
Internal name | Windows Sidebar |
Original filename | sidebar.EXE.MUI |
Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
Product version | 1.0.5744.16384 |
File version | 6.0.5744.16384 (vista_rtm_edw.061003-1945) |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
Product name | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
File description | Windows Sidebar |
Internal name | Windows Sidebar |
Original filename | sidebar.EXE.MUI |
Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights.. |
Product version | 1.0.5744.16384 |
File version | 6.0.5744.16384 (vista_rtm_edw.061003.. |
sidebar.exe is not signed.
3 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sidebar.exe file. That's a 6% detection rate.
The instructions below shows how to remove sidebar.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sidebar.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sidebar.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
sidebar.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\. The most common variants are listed below:
Property | Value |
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MD5 | b0615a873765011d2f7f224341597c7a |
SHA256 | a852e8318c84c7413e3f8f71aba653a1009223323c5be6b3bd1d154f2093f5ae |
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sidebar.exe:
sidebar.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
sidebar.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Windows Sidebar has stopped working.
End Program - sidebar.exe. This program is not responding.
sidebar.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
sidebar.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with sidebar.exe:
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sidebar.exe. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 8 users.
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