Questions tagged [rundll32.exe]
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Trying to understand the differences between running rundll32 from a service vs through cli
I'm trying to understand the difference between how things are executed when running under a NT_AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE account that run on startup, vs by the user. I have an executable that spawns a ...
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RunDLL and Regsvr32 Exploits - how to mitigate or stop? [duplicate]
I have installed Malwarebytes and Spyhunter 5 and run full scans and yet Malwarebytes still shows blocked calls to nefarious domains and IPs via regsvr32 and rundll32. Is there a way to find the ...
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Open Additional Device Properties via Commandline
In Windows 10 under Settings > System > Sound > Device Properties there is a link to a related setting called "Additional device properties", where you have the Tabs General/Listen/...
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Control Panel Applet Execution Command Line Syntax
I'm trying to invoke Internet Options Control Panel applet through command line (Run dialogue).
Specifically, the "Connections" tab.
I used the following syntax:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,...
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How to remove ArcSoft MediaImpression 2
When using the unistaller found by Windows Configuration Panel > Uninstall programs I get the error:
RunDLL32: cannot find C:\Program
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Allow rundll32.exe in Windows 10 ransomware protection settings?
When trying to import photos from my phone, Windows' ransomware protection (controlled folder access) blocked rundll32.exe from writing to my Pictures photo.
Would it be OK to put rundll32.exe on ...
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Hundreds of rundll32.exe processes running at once, freezing computer
Lately, I've been noticing my computer slowing down, until it freezes completely, allowing only mouse movement and no other interaction (until eventually, sometimes, the mouse freezes too).
Having a ...
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Rundll32 example, how to get SourceSafe version
I've first asked this question on StackOverflow, but seen the very little attention and the relevance for SuperUser, I've decided to deleted the StackOverflow post and ask it again here:
Background:
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Change Power Plan silently with Run
Googled all around with no answers.
I want to change my laptop's Power Scheme silently. I used to run
powercfg.exe /SetActive <GUID>
Yet this creates a console window that flashes quickly. I ...
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What is this RunDll32 instance running?
I stumbled upon an instance of rundll32 while checking on the running processes on my windows 10 box.
This is the command line that started it according to Process Explorer:
C:\Windows\system32\...
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe process eating all my resources
I have the process as mentioned in the question using nearly all my resources, both processing and memory, even though I have nothing else running.
When I end the process, it seems to just start ...
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Under what circumstances can I use rundll32 to invoke a function in a DLL?
I'd like to invoke the functionality found in various Windows DLLs from the command line. It looks like the rundll32 utility will do what I need - it takes a DLL name and a function name, and runs ...
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wonderlands.com annoying pop-up redirects [duplicate]
Dear moderators
This question is not a duplicate, as it is about a special case, not a general question. please open this up and let the problem be solved, as this relates to so many people. you may ...
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van.dll,RunVAN Windows 10
I'm trying to display the network pane (the one that appears when you click on the systray network icon ) snapshot of the icon
I saw on sevreal forums references to Rundll32.exe van.dll,RunVAN . This ...
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Windows 2003 x64 non-fatal error: rundll32.exe - Entry Point Not Found
I'm trying to get a little more mileage out of Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition, and recently (within the last two weeks) I've been getting the following (non-fatal) error popping up when I ...
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Background taskhost & transfere constantly restarting
Saw this in process hacker after I upgraded to Windows 10, it (dllhost.exe) seems to be constantly launching and closing rundll32. BackgroundTaskHost, and backgroundTransfereHost are also starting and ...
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Multiple instance of rundll32.exe found, but what are they doing ? Suspious?
I recently found there are always two instance of rundll32.exe running on my computer. I was able to retrieve info about modules that are using them, but what are these modules? Am I infected by a ...
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rundll32.exe invagent.dll eating 100% CPU
I am running Windows 8.1 Update in a Parallels VM. After about 5 minutes of inactivity, a rundll32.exe process is spawned and consumes a core. MsMpEng.exe activity also increases. (probably due to ...
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How to turn off monitor using DLL's entry points of windows?
As far as you know, we can call windows7 DLL's entry points via rundll32 <dll-file>,<Entry point> in command line. For example I lock my screen using below command in Windows Command Line :...
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Run ShowWindow function using rundll32
I was trying to make a simple batch file that would hide a window using the ShowWindow function. I've seen many scripts running others functions like RUNDLL32 devmgr.dll DeviceManager_Execute, but I ...
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Install INF on Win8 using RUNDLL32 does nothing
I am trying to install a device driver from the command line using the following:
RUNDLL32.EXE SETUPAPI.DLL,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 .\<driver>_x64.inf
Unfortunately nothing seems ...
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Windows 7 - when running old games, rundll32 is started for the first time
When I try to run some old games (specifically Diablo 2 now), when I double click the game icon, nothing happens, except for a Rundll32.exe starts under my current user, which consumes one of my CPU. ...
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Open Power plan window using RunDll32.exe
I am a power user of AutoHotKey. Currently, I want to create a shortcut to open Power plan in windows 7.
The window I want to open is in the screenshot below
I tried the following commands too but ...
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Please help me find what is attempting to start Notepad.exe
Notepad gets started (but fails to run) a few times in a row. Then this stops. This is a fresh install of windows 7 x64. It might (just a thought) be related to a pending restart after a Windows ...
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Missing module error: nvsql.ole
The following error message pops up at 10:29 AM every day, and has done so consistently for about six months:
There was a problem starting C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\wupdate\nvsql.ole
The ...
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Replace Windows' drive format tool with Rufus
I recently came across the Super User question How do I place a bootable ISO on a USB drive? in my endeavour to find the easiest way to write the contents of an ISO image to a flash drive.
However, ...
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How to start CLSIDs from the command line?
Some of my shortcuts in Windows are pointing to targets that look like CLSIDs, and I cannot modify the target, it's grayed out. They look like this: {ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52} (non-working ...
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Rundll32.exe takes a lot of CPU then screensaver is active
I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64. I've noticed that Rundll32.exe process is taking a lot of CPU (25%, which is a 100% load of a single core) then I'm not not using computer, specifically then sceensaver is ...
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Windows XP Picture and Fax Viewer duplicate windows
On Windows XP, the only way I have found to open 2+ Picture and Fax Viewer windows, is to open one picture in one window, open the print dialog box, then open the subsequent ones. Opening a picture ...
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ClearMyTracksByProcess - all options?
I've seen the list of values floating around the internet for ClearMyTracksByProcess
Delete Temporary Internet Files:
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
Delete Cookies:
RunDll32.exe ...
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Windows 7: Safely Remove Hardware keyboard shortcut not working
A popular keyboard shortcut to invoke the Safely Remove Hardware dialog is to use the destination as:
Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL HotPlug.dll
The dialog that is displayed when this ...
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Windows 7: Windows Photo Viewer does not work
After I changed the ProgramFilesDir to D:\Program Files manually, the Windows Photo Viewer did not work again.
It failed to start with error messagebox Rundll: could not found D:\Program Files\...
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ClearMyTracksByProcess 10554 slowing down Win7 PC (rundll32.exe inetcpl.cpl)
Here's complete info from the Command Line in Task Manager:
rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 10554
There are 2 of those running, taking up 150K to 900k memory &...
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rundll32.exe constantly running taking up resources slowing down my Win 7 computer
Over the past week, my Windows 7 Home Premium computer (8gb RAM, 64bit) has been running slowly. When I look at my processes, there are always 2 rundll32.exe's running taking up 3 & 25% CPU power, ...
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How can I get more info on high-CPU rundll32.exe process?
I recently clean-installed Win7 on my HP8530. Everything works well most of the time, but for the last few days, every morning after my computer has been idle overnight, I find that rundll32.exe is ...
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Automatically connect to the web on windows startup
How can I automatically have windows connect to the web using a RAS "connect to" shortcut upon windows startup, Using the default RAS connection?
I think I saw some software that does that, but I ...
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run32.dll on Windows 7?
Each time, I run my favorite game (Starcraft) on Windows 7, my PC gets way too slow, and when I checked the running process, I found a process with the name run32.dll taking over almost 90% of the ...