# AppActions.exe

Windows Process: Microsoft Corporation

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Windows, System Component

Windows App Actions host. Na him dey back suggested actions and related shell action surfaces for current Windows, no be di Start menu itself.

## Wetin you need know

Dis one dey host App Actions, no be StartMenuExperienceHost.exe.

AppActions.exe dey inside di Client CBS package. Na for action suggestions, no be di Start grid. If you end am, e no go bring back taskbar wey miss.

- **E safe?**: Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.

  **Na Start?**: No. StartMenuExperienceHost na Start

  **I suppose end am?**: Suggested actions fit stop

Feex tok say

If suggested actions dey disturb, I dey turn dat setting off. I no dey end StartMenuExperienceHost make I take punish AppActions.

## Wetin be AppActions.exe?

AppActions.exe na di Windows App Actions host inside MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS.

## Wetin e dey do?

E dey support clickable suggested actions from text or shell features. E no dey draw Start tiles.

## Wetin make am dey run?

Suggested actions or one related CBS feature dey turn on. PC wey turn dem off fit still keep quiet copy inside di package.

## Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

`Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'AppActions.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List`

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the [file-identity guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/) to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

## E dey safe?

Check dis running file

Di CBS package binary na Microsoft. AppActions.exe inside store-crack folder no be am.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

`C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_*\AppActions.exe`

- CBS client
- No be Start menu
- Settings dey control suggested actions

## I fit end am?

Actions go stop till e come back

To end AppActions.exe go comot dat surface. Use Settings take disable suggested actions if you no wan make e come back.

## I fit comot am?

No

No delete di CBS package make you for hide suggested actions. Turn di feature off for Settings make AppActions.exe no go be wetin you dey kill every week.

## E suppose start with Windows?

Di package dey start am. No be Startup Apps.

## Measure resource use

| CPU and memory   | Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)               |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Disk and network | Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm) |

## File information

| Executable name            | AppActions.exe                                                                     |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Recorded installation path | C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS\_\*\AppActions.exe               |
| Publisher                  | Microsoft Corporation                                                              |
| Signature check            | Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm) |

## Common wahala dem

### Suggested actions wey you no want

Turn di feature off for Settings. Process wey you kill no go stay like dat.

### High CPU wey dem blame Start for am

Check StartMenuExperienceHost first. Dis exe na different surface.

## How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

### Settings search for suggested actions

Na dat one be di switch.

### No comot CBS

Plenti oda hosts dey live inside dere.

## Technical details

Technical details

| Image name | AppActions.exe   |
| ---------- | ---------------- |
| Role       | App Actions host |

## Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[StartMenuExperienceHost.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/startmenuexperiencehost.exe/)[CrossDeviceResume.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/crossdeviceresume.exe/)[Check an executable path and digital signature: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/)[Read Task Manager and compare process activity: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)[Windows processes: Category](https://feex.it/wiki/process/windows/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Support: suggested actions ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/suggested-actions)· Action surfaces
- [Microsoft Learn: Windows ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows)· Primary Windows documentation
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
- [Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)· Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
- [Microsoft: Get-CimInstance ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance)· Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
- [Microsoft: Win32_Process properties ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-process)· Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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- **Type**: Windows Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: AppActions.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS\_\*\AppActions.exe

  **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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