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consent.exe

Windows ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms consent, uac, user account control prompt

WindowsSystem Component

The User Account Control consent UI. Na the dimmed prompt wey dey ask Yes or No, no be the app wey need elevation.

Wetin you need know

Na this be the UAC Yes/No window. The app wey trigger am na different process.

consent.exe dey draw the secure-desktop elevation prompt. To end am go cancel UAC. E no dey uninstall the program wey ask for admin.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Wetin make am show?
Something ask for elevation
I suppose end am?
The prompt go die. The app go stay without elevation
Feex tok say
If consent.exe show for screen, I go read the publisher wey dey the prompt. To end consent na to Cancel, e no be malware scan.

Wetin be consent.exe?

consent.exe na the User Account Control consent executable. E dey show for the secure desktop so that other window no go fit click Yes for you.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey show the program name, publisher, and Yes / No. E no be SmartScreen reputation and e no be Windows Hello.

Wetin make am dey run?

Installer, admin tool, or script request for elevation. Any consent.exe wey stay after you don click na stuck UI, no be second UAC service.

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 'consent.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 to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

consent.exe wey dey System32 na UAC. Any consent.exe for AppData dey use the name run game. The prompt publisher still matter pass the host filename.

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

C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe

  • Secure desktop prompt
  • Elevation na im trigger am
  • No be the elevated app itself

I fit end am?

Same thing as clicking No

To end consent.exe go dismiss UAC. The app wey request am go remain without admin. That one dey okay if you no mean to elevate.

I fit comot am?

No

No delete consent.exe. To turn off UAC na policy setting, no be Explorer delete.

E suppose start with Windows?

E dey start when elevation request enter. E no suppose dey inside Startup Apps.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
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

consent.exe file information
Executable name consent.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

UAC loop

Installer wey dey launch itself again go dey open consent.exe. Cancel the installer, no touch System32.

People dey turn off UAC to stop consent

That one go remove the secure prompt for every elevation. Use standard account if you wan see prompt less.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Read the program name for the prompt

Na im call am. consent.exe na just the dialog.

No run UAC "crack"

Dem dey replace consent.exe. That one go just make your system worse.

Technical details

Technical details
consent.exe technical details
Image name consent.exe
Role UAC consent UI

Check the identity of running file

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

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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