What is ShellExperienceHost.exe

Shellexperiencehost.exe is usually located in the following location: This process is related to the built-in Universal Apps and it provides integration with the Windows Shell. It is not malware if it is located in the above-mentioned folder. If you find it located in some other folder, you should right-click on the file and check its Properties. It should be a Microsoft Windows OS file. You may also get it scanned with multiple antiviruses. To see the number of resources it is consuming, you may right-click on the taskbar and select Task Manager. Now in the Task Manager search for this process and see the resources being utilized.

ShellExperienceHost.exe crashes or uses high CPU

If you find that your Shellexperiencehost.exe is consuming high memory, CPU or resources, you may see if any of these suggestions help you.

1] Restart Start Menu process

You can restart StartMenuExperienceHost.exe via Task Manager or using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

2] Check for Updates

Ensure that you have installed the latest Windows Updates for Windows 11/10.

3] Run System File Checker

Run System File Checker and see.

4] Run System Maintenance Troubleshooter

Run the built-in System Maintenance Troubleshooter and see if it helps.

5] Troubleshoot in in Clean Boot State

Boot your computer in Clean Boot State and try to identify the culprit.

6] Tweak Personalization settings

Open Settings > Personalization > Colors > Turn off Automatically pick an accent color from my background. Also turn off Show color on Start, etc and Make Start, etc transparent settings. See if this works for you. If this does not help, you may revert these 3 settings.

Since this is a system process, you can not disable it. Posts about processes using high resources:

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