What Is sidebar.exe? Is It A Virus Or Malware? Uninstall?

What is sidebar.exe?

sidebar.exe is an executable exe file which belongs to the Windows Desktop Gadgets process which comes along with the Windows Sidebar Software developed by Microsoft Windows Operating System software developer.

If the sidebar.exe process running in the Windows Operating system is important, then you should be careful while deleting it. Sometimes sidebar.exe process might be using CPU or GPU too much. If it is malware or a virus, it might be running in the background.

The .exe extension of the sidebar.exe file specifies that it is an executable file for Windows Operating Systems like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

Malware and viruses are also transmitted through exe files. So we must be sure before running any unknown executable file on our computers or laptops.

Now we will check if the sidebar.exe file is a virus or malware. Whether it should be deleted to keep your computer safe? Read more below.

Is sidebar.exe safe to run? Is it a virus or malware?

Let’s check the location of this exe file to determine whether this is legit software or a virus. The location of this file and dangerous rating is.

File Location / Rating: C:Program FilesWindows Sidebar

To check whether the exe file is legit you can start the Task Manager. Then click on the columns field and add Verified Signer as one of the columns.

Now, look at the Verified Signer value for sidebar.exe process if it says “Unable to verify” then the file may be a virus.

File Name	sidebar.exe
Software Developer	Microsoft Windows Operating System
File Type	EXE
File Location	C:Program FilesWindows Sidebar
Software	Windows Sidebar

 

Over All Ratings for sidebar.exe

If the developer of the software is legitimate, then it is not a virus or malware. If the developer is not listed or seems suspicious, you can remove it using the uninstall program.

Based on our analysis of whether this sidebar file is a virus or malware we have displayed our result below.

How to check if sidebar.exe is a security issue?

We also recommend using the Security task manager application to find which processes are unwanted in your Windows computer and can be a security issues. Here is how you can find whether sidebar.exe is a security threat using the Security task manager application.

1. Download the Security task manager application and install it on your computer.
2. Run it as administrator. It will now show all the applications that are running on your computer.
3. Now it will show the Rating, file location, company, and product name for each process.
4. Now click on the rating column to sort based on ratings.
5. You will now see which process has the worst rating easily so can decide sidebar.exe is given a bad rating or not easily.
6. You will also find whether the sidebar.exe process is important or not with this feature.

How To Remove or Uninstall sidebar.exe

To remove sidebar.exe from your computer do the following steps one by one. This will uninstall sidebar.exe if it was part of the software installed on your computer.

1. If the file is part of a software program, then it will also have an uninstall program. Then you can run the Uninstaller located at directory like C:Program Files>Microsoft Windows Operating System>Windows Sidebar >Windows Desktop Gadgets> sidebar.exe_uninstall.exe.
2. Or the sidebar.exe was installed using the Windows Installer then to uninstall it Go to System Settings and open Add Or Remove Programs Option.
3. Then Search for sidebar.exe or the software name Windows Sidebar in the search bar or try out the developer name Microsoft Windows Operating System.
4. Then click on it and select the Uninstall Program option to remove sidebar.exe file from your computer. Now the software Windows Sidebar program along with the file sidebar.exe will be removed from your computer.

How do I stop sidebar.exe process?

In order to stop the sidebar.exe process from running you either have to uninstall the program associated with the file or if it’s a virus or malware, remove it using a Malware and Virus removal tool.

Is sidebar.exe a Virus or Malware?

As per the information we have the sidebar.exe is not a Virus. But a good file might be infected with malware or a virus to disguise itself.

Is sidebar.exe causing High Disk Usage?

You can find this by opening the Task Manager application (Right-click on Windows Taskbar and choose Task Manager) and clicking on the Disk option at the top to sort and find out the disk usage of sidebar.exe.

Is sidebar.exe causing High CPU Usage?

You can find this by opening the Task Manager application and finding the sidebar process and checking the CPU usage percentage.

How to check GPU Usage of sidebar.exe?

To check sidebar.exe GPU usage. Open the Task Manager window and look for the sidebar.exe process in the name column and check the GPU usage column.

I hope you were able to learn more about the sidebar.exe file and how to remove it. Also, share this article on social media if you found it helpful.

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