What is DhUpdate.exe?

DhUpdate.exe is part of 微软设备健康助手 and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the DhUpdate.exe version information.

DhUpdate.exe's description is "微软设备健康助手升级程序"

DhUpdate.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

DhUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Device Health\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about DhUpdate.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DhUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name微软设备健康助手
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File description微软设备健康助手升级程序
Internal nameDhUpdate.exe
Original filenameDhUpdate.exe
Legal copyright? Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.23.0
File version1.0.23.0

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

Product name微软设备健康助手
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File description微软设备健康助手升级程序
Internal nameDhUpdate.exe
Original filenameDhUpdate.exe
Legal copyright? Microsoft Corporation. All rights ..
Product version1.0.23.0
File version1.0.23.0

Digital signatures [?]

DhUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number33000000ca6cd5321235c4e1550001000000ca

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DhUpdate.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the DhUpdate.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56b80cbae03d32aaba6f3c825dd20c536
SHA256db79b01d5480ae0f6ab49b277db3f07b85d5da3df784720e46b3075a5d6ac2b5

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dhupdate.exe:

dhupdate.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dhupdate.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.

微软设备健康助手升级程序 has stopped working.

End Program - dhupdate.exe. This program is not responding.

dhupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dhupdate.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with DhUpdate.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with DhUpdate.exe. 75% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with DhUpdate.exe. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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