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Uploaded by on Oct 15, 2009

What happens when you end csrss.exe, a critical Windows process, in Windows Vista?

This video was filmed in http://windowsvistatestdrive.com, which was built by Microsoft for people to test drive Windows Vista. Also note that this website is not available anymore.

Remember - Don't try this in your Windows Vista PC!

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  • Hi, I have two of these processes running at the same time in task manager. One is visible wihtout 'show all process from all users', with no user name. When I press show all I can see two. I have a winlogon.exe with no user name too.

  • @indigomist That is normal.

  • i have this process running on my computer, only one of them, with no description, could this be a fake or real one?

  • @chiggerskido If you are viewing Task Manager without clicking the 'Show processes for all users', it is the real one.

  • What happens with Windows 7? And why doesn't norton pick it up?

  • Looking at other videos, Windows 7 will also have a blue screen if you do this.

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  • I cant access the internet.. I have two csrss.exe and winlogin.exe. How do i fix this problem..

  • @lordsyn86 The kernel half of Csrss.exe is win32k.sys.

  • @pat20105

    Yes, this happens in Windows XP and Windows 7 as well. The system simply cannot function without csrss.exe. csrss stands for Client/Server Runtime Subsystem. It is the core of Windows because it functions partially in user mode AND in kernel mode at the same time.

  • Oh and one more note. If Csrss.exe is NOT in the windows/system32 folder, then it is a virus.

  • blue screens are scary...

  • This is normal in so many ways.

  • @MegaGPlus Yes.

  • well this is not a virus search CSRSS on google and the sites say its not

  • @MegaGPlus it worked on my online virtual machine

  • @MegaGPlus It should.

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