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Why is "video.ui.exe" in my GPU activity list when I have nothing running on my PC except IE11?

Anonymous
2018-07-08T08:28:30+00:00

Is this a virus, malware, or a normal Windows process? If it is a normal process, why does it not appear all the time / what makes it appear?

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  1. Rob Koch 25,465 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-07-08T11:04:28+00:00

    According to multiple sources including several posts in these Microsoft Community forums the Video.UI.exe file is part of Xbox Live on Windows also known as Zune_Video.

    "Video.UI.exe is part of Xbox LIVE® on Windows® and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the Video.UI.exe version information."

    So likely either IE11 uses this module for portions of it's display, something that was browsed like an online game invoked it or maybe it was invoked to perform some background task.

    The LockApp.exe appears to be a similar file related to the Windows lock screen and also possibly others such as the "Hi. We've made some updates to your PC..." screen you get after feature updates.

    Since both of these executables relate to video display functions contained within the video driver, it's not surprising that these have been offloaded to the GPU, since that removes processor load from the system CPU that's needed for the operating system and other programs.

    I remember reading about Internet Explorer 9 a few years ago, performing GPU rendering in order to offload the system CPU from performing this task, as mentioned in the following Support article that indicates how to disable it.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2528233/how-to-enable-or-disable-software-rendering-in-internet-explorer

    So it might make sense that within Windows 10 this has been formalized as a modular system app that's invoked to operate on the GPU whenever the browser is launched.

    Rob

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-09T18:26:27+00:00

    I do not understand what you are saying before you ask for more information.

    Hello Herman8tor,

    I am sorry for the confusion caused and delayed response from my end, because the title of this thread was not fully displayed on my portal and a technical issue prevented me from getting notified about updates here until I manually check on this thread.

    I am glad that this issue has been marked resolved with great contribution by Rob Koch.

    I hope you have a pleasant day ahead.

    Cheers!

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