consent.exe - What is consent.exe?

What is consent.exe doing on my computer?

This file belongs to Microsoft® Windows® Operating System from Microsoft Corporation.
Consent.exe is the executable file for User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista. This process is a new security feature. UAC is also a component of Windows Server 2008.
Consent.exe or UAC allows users to perform common tasks as non-Administrative users, commonly referred to as standard users in Windows Vista. Users can also perform Administrative tasks without the need to switch between users, log off or use Run As.
Non-system processes like consent.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the consent process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The consent.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Microsoft® Windows® Operating System on your PC, the commands contained in consent.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a consent process (also called a task).

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Is consent.exe harmful?

consent.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The consent.exe file should be located in the folder C:WindowsSystem32. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

consent.exe is unrated

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Can I stop or remove consent.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. consent.exe is used by 'Microsoft® Windows® Operating System'. This is an application created by 'Microsoft Corporation'.

If you no longer use Microsoft® Windows® Operating System, you can permanently remove this software and thus consent.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Microsoft® Windows® Operating System in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

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Is consent.exe CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is consent.exe giving me errors?

Most consent issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Microsoft Corporation website for the latest Microsoft® Windows® Operating System update.

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