Conhost.exe -

You will see conhost.exe in your Task Manager whenever a is active. This includes:

It enables modern UI elements in the console, such as the ability to drag and drop files into a window to copy their paths. Troubleshooting Common Concerns conhost.exe

Programs like cmd.exe (Command Prompt) or PowerShell. You will see conhost

Introduced with Windows 7, conhost.exe was designed to fix a major security and design flaw in earlier versions of Windows. Previously, the ( csrss.exe ) handled command-line windows. However, csrss.exe ran under the highly privileged System account, making any bug or exploit in a console window a major security risk. conhost.exe

It is normal to see of conhost.exe at once—one for every active console-based process.