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 system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

This program is normally stored on disk in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19071.12548.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 506373041d6f354a77533a4c9c58580c.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This program can exploit the full power of a current PC cpu.

Has valid windows

microsoft.photos.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This is good because it doesn't operate in some kind of invisible mode. Its operation is clearly displayed to you.

Digitally signed

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

Can be uninstalled

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