What is choco.exe?

choco.exe is part of Chocolatey and developed by Chocolatey Software, Inc. according to the choco.exe version information.

choco.exe's description is " "

choco.exe is digitally signed by Chocolatey Software, Inc..

choco.exe is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\chocolatey\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on choco.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameChocolatey
Company nameChocolatey Software, Inc.
File description
Internal namechoco.exe
Original filenamechoco.exe
Commentschocolatey is a product of Chocolatey Software, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2017 - 2023 Chocolatey Software, Inc. Copyright © 2011 - 2017, RealDimensions Software, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
Legal trademarkChocolatey - Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Product version1.3.1
File version1.3.1.0

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

Product nameChocolatey
Company nameChocolatey Software, Inc.
File description
Internal namechoco.exe
Original filenamechoco.exe
Commentschocolatey is a product of Chocolate..
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2017 - 2023 Chocolatey ..
Legal trademarkChocolatey - Chocolatey Software, Inc.
Product version1.3.1
File version1.3.1.0

Digital signatures [?]

choco.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameChocolatey Software, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0ab9d310fb212be88c81b3d2c2e8ce51

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53dfcff134434153a1ef3877f4be0dbf9
SHA256b66c0b7be926a937328638aaeb0b1b927d426fb2c73c78ce243026594230d9e6

Error Messages

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

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

choco.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.

has stopped working.

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

choco.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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