▷ How to fix the task host error in windows

In this article we will try to solve an error that usually occurs quite frequently in Windows versions 7 and up. Task Host renders Windows unable to shutdown because this process blocks the procedure due to its execution. Let's see then to see different options of how to fix the error of Task Host in Windows 10

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What is Task Host

Task Host is a process that runs in the background on our computer. As its name suggests, it is a process that is related to Windows task control, Task Host is associated with application update processes, the Windows 10 quick start system and other functions. In principle, this process is not visible to the user since it always runs in the background as an internal process.

Its deactivation is not recommended, since it could cause other types of errors in Windows, although if we see that it gives us too much food we could try to see if this error is solved.

How to fix Task Host error

When this error appears to us, we will see a screen just as we begin the process of turning off our equipment

To repair this error, we can try some of the following methods in this order.

Method 1: Microsoft Store

It is possible that this error is due to a process of updating the applications that we have installed from the Microsoft Store in Windows 10. By deactivating this automatic update process, it will be possible to prevent the execution of this process in the system. We must take the following steps:

We go to the start menu and type " Microsoft Store " to open the Windows store. Press Enter on the search result that appears. Once you see it, go to the upper right corner and click on the ellipsis "…" to open a drop-down menu

We must give it to "Configuration" Once inside, we must deactivate the first option that we find of "Update applications automatically"

Now we can see if this error has been successfully removed. Otherwise we will see other options below.

Method 2: Disabling Quick Start

Many times this error has to do with the quick start method that Windows 10 implements. Task Host is in charge of stopping the processes that run in the system instead of closing them, this way the Windows start from the shutdown state will be more Quicker than if I had to start each program from scratch. Let's see how to disable the quick start:

Press the key combination " Windows + R " to open the tool run. We must write inside it " cpl ". We open the power configuration options. Now we must access " Choose the behavior of the start / stop buttons "

Within this new window we must click on the option " change the currently unavailable configuration ". This will activate the options located at the bottom of the window. Now we deactivate the option " Activate quick start "

We check again if the error has been removed

Method 3: SFC command

If the above methods have not solved anything, it is possible that the error is due to the lack of a Windows file or that it is corrupted. There is a command for the purpose of correcting these corrupt file problems in Windows, this is SFC. Let's see how to use it.

The first thing we must do is open the command prompt with administrator permissions. We open the start menu and write " cmd " Right-click on the search result and choose " Run as administrator " Then we write the following command in the terminal:
sfc / scannow

We must wait for the tool to finish and check again if the problem has been solved.

Method 4: REGEDIT

With the REGEDIT command we can open the system registry editor. What we intend to do is force the system to shutdown after 2 seconds after showing this error.

For more information about REGEDIT see this article:

Once the registry editor is open we must go to the following route:
Computer \ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control Within this path we must identify the value " WaitToKillServiceTimeout " We double click on it and modify its value to 2000. Then click on " OK "

Next we go to the registration path:
Computer \ HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop We must right click on “Desktop” and choose “New -> String value”

As name we must put " WaitToKillServiceTimeout " and again assign it the value of 2000

Method 5: Setting Up User Accounts

With this method it is possible to repair this error due to conflicts that occur between applications after updating the computer to version 1709 of Windows 10. Although we can try even having a different version.

To see what version we have of Windows visit this tutorial:

What we should do in this method is the following:

We go to the start menu and open the configuration using the gearwheel icon. Then we access the option " accounts ", and within this to the section " Login options " We go to the end of all the options in the part right of the window until we find " Use my login settings for... " (it is the last of all) We must deactivate this option and check if the error has been solved after restarting

Method 6: start Windows in safe mode

We can also try to start Windows in safe mode.

To see how Windows starts in this way, visit our tutorial:

After performing this start mode, we will turn off the equipment again and check if the error persists. Once again starting Windows in normal mode we will be able to verify if the error continues or has been eliminated.