{"id":76868,"date":"2024-10-25T17:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=76868"},"modified":"2024-11-04T22:57:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:27:54","slug":"rundll32-processes-task-manager-geforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/rundll32-processes-task-manager-geforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Rundll32.exe (Windows Host Process) Entries in Task Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you open Task Manager, hundreds of Windows host process (Rundll32) processes may be running. While rundll32.exe, located in the &#8220;c:\\windows\\system32&#8221; folder, is a legitimate Windows file, you wonder why so many instances are running.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/rundll32-processes-geforce.png\" alt=\"rundll32 processes in task manager - nvidia geforce experience\" width=\"756\" height=\"779\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Windows event log (System) may show the following errors:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"err\">Error: (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7031) (User: )\nDescription: The NVIDIA LocalSystem Container service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 98 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 10000 milliseconds: Run the configured recovery program.\n\nError: (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7023) (User: )\nDescription: The NVIDIA LocalSystem Container service terminated with the following error: \nA generic command executable returned a result that indicates failure.<\/pre>\n<h2>Cause<\/h2>\n<p>The root cause is the NVIDIA LocalSystem Container service crashing repeatedly. This prevents the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software from running correctly, resulting in hundreds of rundll32.exe entries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rp\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/what-is-rundll32-exe-is-it-malware\/\">What is the Rundll32.exe process? Is it a Malware?<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Completely uninstalling all the NVIDIA software and drivers should fix the issue. You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guru3d.com\/download\/display-driver-uninstaller-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU)<\/a> software to uninstall NVIDIA graphics drivers and packages from your system completely.<\/p>\n<p>Then, reinstall the latest drivers manually from NVIDIA website.<\/p>\n<p>If that doesn&#8217;t help, uninstall the <strong>NVIDIA GeForce Experience<\/strong> app via Apps &amp; Features.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/nvidia-geforce-experience-uninstall.png\" alt=\"nvidia geforce experience - uninstall\" width=\"448\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope that resolves the multiple rundll32.exe issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you open Task Manager, hundreds of Windows host process (Rundll32) processes may be running. While rundll32.exe, located in the &#8220;c:\\windows\\system32&#8221; folder, is a legitimate Windows file, you wonder why so many instances are running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[977,580],"class_list":["post-76868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-nvidia","tag-task-manager"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8852,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/what-is-rundll32-exe-is-it-malware\/","url_meta":{"origin":76868,"position":0},"title":"What is Rundll32.exe process? 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