wmprph.exe task purpose and description:

wmprph.exe is a file that most likely arrived on your computer preinstalled. The folder location is always shown below so you can verify where the correction location is, as many virus and spyware writers attempt to use similiar names, placing their software programs elsewhere in an attempt to fool you. This wmprph.exe file is from Microsoft and it is your Windows Media Player rich video player, and this file is known as a preview handling software module for videos. Often you see this begin running when viewing video online like watching Netflix videos streaming. It will not run automatically in your computer startup list, so you shouldn't see it running anymore after rebooting, only when starting to view the online movies. This wmprph.exe file is safe and is not virus or spyware related. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
wmprph.exe

File type:
This is an executable file.

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
You can find wmprph.exe at C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, wmprph.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of wmprph.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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