Sep 21, 2020 · I regularly have Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host (located at C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe) popping in my Task Manager and using a lot of CPU. From my understanding this software is used by third-party scripts. Is there any way to have more detail about what script is using it? I'm using Windows 10 by the way.

Aug 22, 2020 · Verified wscript's existence by having him run wscript from the run dialog, and the "Windows Script Host Settings" dialog popped up. Right clicking the script file and checking Open With shows the default file association is with "Microsoft windows based script host" as it should be (and clicking that produces no script execution.)

Aug 3, 2016 · I've accidentally changed default program to open .vbs files to Visual Studio. Now I want to change it back to "Microsoft Windows Based Script Host", but the check box to "make it default" is disa...

Like Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Script Host serves as a controller of Windows Script compliant scripting engines, but Windows Script Host has very low memory requirements. Windows Script Host is ideal for both interactive and non-interactive scripting needs, such as logon scripting and administrative scripting.

May 18, 2016 · To find process ID of any running Windows scripting engine i.e either wscript.exe or cscript.exe, type tasklist | findstr /I "PID script.exe" and search for .vbs i.e. VBScript file extension:

Oct 31, 2021 · The issue: I've noted that, when I run the script, it doesn't actually show in the TaskManager (EDIT: in the "Processes" tab) unless it has previously displayed a msgbox (after which point it shows up as "Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host" as I'd expect).

Nov 20, 2018 · Edit: I can't change it from default apps sittings either, when i choose notepad++ or other programs, it set it automatically to "Microsoft windows based script host" the only program that get accepted otherwise is visual studio

C:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dll and not some anti-vir screening file. I can see the .dll file in both system 32 and sysWOW64. Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated. Also I cannot find any place where I might re-downloaded the VBScript engine. More information: The .vbs file format is associated with the Microsoft Windows Based ...

Apr 15, 2016 · In addition, to set Microsoft Windows Based Script Host (Wscript.exe) set as the current default program, ...

Jan 22, 2025 · I am currently running a program in System-User Context that needs to run a .wsf file and should open it with c:\windows\system32\wscript.exe. This works for all users, but not for the SYSTEM user in Windows 11. To test, I started aconsole using psexec -i -s cmd.exe to run cmd.exe in SYSTEM user context.