What is biwinrt.dll?

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

biwinrt.dll's description is "Windows Background Broker Infrastructure"

biwinrt.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

biwinrt.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-b..infrastructurewinrt_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.8250.105_none_015684c04146cce5\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on biwinrt.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Background Broker Infrastructure
Internal nameWindows Background Broker Infrastructure
Original filenamebiwinrt.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version6.2.8250.105
File version6.2.8250.105 (winmain_win8beta_se.120222-1814)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Background Broker Infrastruc..
Internal nameWindows Background Broker Infrastruc..
Original filenamebiwinrt.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version6.2.8250.105
File version6.2.8250.105 (winmain_win8beta_se.12..

Digital signatures [?]

biwinrt.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification PCA
Certificate serial number61030556000000000010

VirusTotal report

None of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the biwinrt.dll file.

None of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the biwinrt.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD507b44c21d8ca63e95db740c3ac8bd564
SHA2562c9c696dd89eb01aa133ada35b8c3ee86fce0e82a53c92788b153cf16bce5a76

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with biwinrt.dll. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

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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.

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Roger Karlsson writes

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Comes preinstalled with Windows 8. The file is legitimate.

# 31 Aug 2012, 5:36

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