# AppVShNotify.exe

Application Process: Microsoft Corporation

appvshnotify, app-v shell notify, click to run notify search terms catalog

Windows, Application

App-V / Click-to-Run notify helper. Virtualized Office apps dey use am for shell notifications. E no be OfficeClickToRun.exe, di Click-to-Run service host.

## Wetin you need know

AppVShNotify na virtual-app notify, no be OfficeClickToRun itself.

AppVShNotify.exe na di Application Virtualization shell notify helper. Click-to-Run Office na App-V virtualized. OfficeClickToRun.exe na di updater and virtualization service. To end di notify helper no dey stop Word.

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

  **Same tin as OfficeClickToRun?**: No. Dat host dey update and virtualize Office

  **I suppose end am?**: Virtual-app toast fit fail

Feex tok say

If Click-to-Run balloon show and dis name dey here, I dey leave OfficeClickToRun alone. Dis process na di toast helper, no be di service wey dey keep Office updated.

## Wetin be AppVShNotify.exe?

AppVShNotify.exe na virtual-app notify, no be OfficeClickToRun.exe. Click-to-Run dey put am under Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun.

## Wetin e dey do?

E dey bring out notifications for virtualized application package. OfficeClickToRun.exe still dey download updates and manage di virtual environment. WINWORD.EXE na still Word.

## Wetin make am dey run?

Office app start, Click-to-Run package need shell notify, or App-V publish finish. Di helper suppose dey quiet afta di toast.

## 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 'AppVShNotify.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 ClickToRun folder copy wey Microsoft sign na di notify helper. AppVShNotify.exe inside Temp no be am. OfficeClickToRun.exe na still different image.

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

`C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe`

- Click-to-Run / App-V notify
- No be OfficeClickToRun.exe
- Dem still dey see am under Office VFS paths

## I fit end am?

Toasts fit fail to show

To end AppVShNotify.exe go drop notify wey dey go. Office apps fit stay open. To end OfficeClickToRun.exe na different, worse idea during update.

## I fit comot am?

No

No delete AppVShNotify.exe. Repair or uninstall Microsoft 365 Apps if you wan make Click-to-Run comot. Leave di ClickToRun service host where e dey unless you dey uninstall Office.

## E suppose start with Windows?

Click-to-Run fit start am with Office app. E no be chat Startup row.

## 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            | AppVShNotify.exe                                                                   |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Recorded installation path | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe         |
| Publisher                  | Microsoft Corporation                                                              |
| Signature check            | Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm) |

## Common wahala dem

### People dey end OfficeClickToRun make dem take stop dis toast

Dat one fit pause Office updates. Dis helper na only notify.

### Stuck notify afta publish fail

Repair Office from Settings > Apps. No replace AppVShNotify.exe.

## How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

### Open file location under ClickToRun

OfficeClickToRun.exe inside di same folder na di service host. Dis file na di notify helper.

### Repair Microsoft 365 Apps if virtual apps no start

No download App-V notify exe from forum.

## Technical details

Technical details

| Image name | AppVShNotify.exe                   |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Role       | App-V / Click-to-Run notify helper |

## 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.

[WINWORD.EXE: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/winword.exe/)[Microsoft 365: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-365/)[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/)[Application processes: Category](https://feex.it/wiki/process/application/)

## 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 Learn: App-V ](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-desktop-optimization-pack/app-v/appv-for-windows)· Application Virtualization for virtual apps
- [Microsoft Learn: Microsoft 365 update channels ](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/updates/overview-update-channels)· Click-to-Run servicing na different host
- [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**: Application Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: AppVShNotify.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe

  **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry

  **Parent app**: [Microsoft 365](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-365/)

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

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