What is HHPC.EXE?

HHPC.EXE is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft® Corporation according to the HHPC.EXE version information.

HHPC.EXE's description is "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services"

HHPC.EXE is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HHPC.EXE:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft® Corporation
File descriptionGeneric Host Process for Win32 Services
Internal namewinserv.exe
Original filenamewinserb.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft® Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.1.27001.67
File version5.1.27001.67 (NT client.010817-1148)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft® Corporation
File descriptionGeneric Host Process for Win32 Servi..
Internal namewinserv.exe
Original filenamewinserb.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft® Corporation. All righ..
Product version5.1.27001.67
File version5.1.27001.67 (NT client.010817-1148)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ae1f3a4a16b4c06b05cf1ddc083aba75
SHA256dbc98451c34e907ff610f42e7fcab0cabca94b86af2ee0ec0b47ba071a608eab

Error Messages

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

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

hhpc.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.

Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has stopped working.

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

hhpc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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