Estimated safety rating

microsoft.photos.exe is a application which is most likely legit. So, if microsoft.photos.exe is on your computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your PC against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

Normally, this program is found in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_16.302.8200.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is 3b7b34f2a94ccd25ca675c409b962399.

Is running as a service

This program is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a 64-bit executable. It uses the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

File description

The description extracted from the file is Microsoft Photos.

File version

File version stored as a property 16.302.8200.0.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice Copyright Microsoft Corporation.

Has valid windows

microsoft.photos.exe appears to have visible windows. This means it doesn't operate in some kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to you.

Digitally signed

A digital certificate is missing from this program. The authors did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.