By moving console management to conhost.exe , Windows allows these windows to run under the user's account permissions, improving both system stability and security. Why is it running?
Programs like cmd.exe (Command Prompt) or PowerShell. conhost.exe
It is normal to see of conhost.exe at once—one for every active console-based process. By moving console management to conhost
(Console Window Host) is a core Windows system process that serves as the bridge between command-line programs and the Windows graphical interface. What is it? It is normal to see of conhost
Introduced with Windows 7, conhost.exe was designed to fix a major security and design flaw in earlier versions of Windows. Previously, the ( csrss.exe ) handled command-line windows. However, csrss.exe ran under the highly privileged System account, making any bug or exploit in a console window a major security risk.