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How to remove an owstimer error


The free file information forum can help you determine if owstimer.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, or adware that you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Owstimer.exe file information

The process known as SharePoint Timer Service belongs to software Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Windows SharePoint or Microsoft FrontPage Server by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: owstimer.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 26,312 bytes (31% of all occurrences), 31,584 bytes and 4 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/owstimer.exe.html 
The program has no visible window. It is certified by a trustworthy company. The file is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 31% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to uninstall Microsoft Windows SharePoint or Microsoft FrontPage Server from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

Recommended: Identify owstimer.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as owstimer.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the owstimer.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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User Comments

Microsoft Sharepoint timer service
  Scooby  
Sharepoint folder subscriber email notification timer
  Kar Pet  
OwsTimer is used by SharePoint to send notifications
  wortho  
Hohe RAM Auslastung wenn MOSS läuft
  bubblez  
Belongs to the "Windows SharePoint Services Timer" service
  m-ri.de  
owstimer is required if you have sharepoint installation running.
  LM  
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Summary: Average user rating of owstimer.exe: based on 11 votes with 6 reviews.
6 users think owstimer.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think owstimer.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.


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