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What is Microsoft Toolkit.exe?

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Microsoft Toolkit.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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Microsoft Toolkit.exe file information

The process known as Microsoft Toolkit belongs to software Microsoft Toolkit by unknown.

Description: Microsoft Toolkit.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Microsoft Toolkit.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files"—common is C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\[]Microsoft Office Professional Plus (x64) 2013 Incl Activator P2P\. The file size on Windows 10/11/7 is 13,179,660 bytes. file.net/process/microsoft%20toolkit.exe.html 
It is not a Windows core file. There is no file information. Microsoft Toolkit.exe is able to manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Microsoft Toolkit.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Microsoft Toolkit.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

This is windows toolkit to activate them.
  Toolkit   (further information)
he activate Office 2010,2013,2016 & activate windows 7,8,8.1,10
  Santosh Bhuyan  
internet
  sanjeev chakma  
Thanks a lot finally I got Toolkit.
  William Casanova   (further information)
Activates Microsoft Windows and Office. Perfectly harmless, tested it on multiple PCs.
  John Simon  
I downloaded this to see if it was legit or a virus, and after running windows defender and a couple other virus scanners, it came up with 3 trojan files hidden withen the .exe file. DON'T install this!!
  ilandz  
i need it for window activation
  bismah  
Listed as 'HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS'
  Someone  

Summary: Average user rating of Microsoft Toolkit.exe: based on 10 votes with 8 user comments. 5 users think Microsoft Toolkit.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. One user suspects danger. 2 users think Microsoft Toolkit.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 4 users don't grade Microsoft Toolkit.exe ("not sure about it").


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Best practices for resolving Microsoft Toolkit issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Microsoft Toolkit. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

To help you analyze the Microsoft Toolkit.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.



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