What is dpinst.exe?

dpinst.exe is part of Driver Package Installer (DPInst) and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the dpinst.exe version information.

dpinst.exe's description is "Driver Package Installer"

dpinst.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Component Publisher.

dpinst.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\System32\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dpinst.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDriver Package Installer (DPInst)
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionDriver Package Installer
Internal nameDPInst
Original filenameDPInst.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Tutti i diritti riservati.
Product version2.1
File version2.1

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

Product nameDriver Package Installer (DPInst)
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionDriver Package Installer
Internal nameDPInst
Original filenameDPInst.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Tutti i di..
Product version2.1
File version2.1

Digital signatures [?]

dpinst.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Component Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA
Certificate serial number6110c352000000000003

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dpinst.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the dpinst.exe file.

Filename variants

dpinst.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

dpinst.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Windows\System32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named dpinst.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c3ac43b2018114a617e946aa8fdf3cac
SHA256ef6c5fe9f08be67f24c7dfa5c7bc3d69ab4e387e6065602d45ba358289f05117

Error Messages

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

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

dpinst.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.

Driver Package Installer has stopped working.

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

dpinst.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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