What is Matsvc.exe?

Matsvc.exe is part of Microsoft® Fix it Center and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the Matsvc.exe version information.

Matsvc.exe's description is "Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Service"

Matsvc.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

Matsvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Fix it Center\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Matsvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Fix it Center
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Automated Troubleshooting Service
Internal nameMatSvc
Original filenameMatSvc.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0100.0
File version1.0.0100.0 (MSFixit.110613-2113)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Fix it Center
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Automated Troubleshooting ..
Internal nameMatSvc
Original filenameMatSvc.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version1.0.0100.0
File version1.0.0100.0 (MSFixit.110613-2113)

Digital signatures [?]

Matsvc.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number6108775f00000000004a

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ddf15a42e27e8efe27b18fd403151a86
SHA256d6faa6b1c70065dfcf53df0509119233adae4b1c8b5acaaebc62a3d546eb7423

Error Messages

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

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

matsvc.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.

Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Service has stopped working.

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

matsvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with Matsvc.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Matsvc.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Matsvc.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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