# WidgetService.exe

Windows Process: Microsoft Corporation

Catalog search terms widgetservice, widgets platform, widgets service

Windows, System Component

Widgets Platform Runtime service host. E dey keep di Widgets board alive. Widgets.exe na di dashboard UI.

## Wetin you need know

Dis na di Widgets runtime service. Widgets.exe na di board wey you dey open from taskbar.

WidgetService.exe na di Widgets Platform Runtime. To end am na restart test, no bi uninstall. Off Widgets on top taskbar if you no want any of di processes.

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

  **Same as Widgets.exe?**: No. Dat one na di board UI

  **I suppose end am?**: Di board go fail until e restart

Feex tok say

If I never open Widgets and di two processes still dey run, I dey hide Widgets for taskbar. To kill only di service go leave di feature wey dey try come back.

## Wetin bi WidgetService.exe?

WidgetService.exe na di Widgets Platform Runtime service inside WidgetsPlatformRuntime package.

## Wetin e dey do?

E dey host widget providers and dey keep di board process ready. Di visible dashboard na Widgets.exe and often WebView2.

## Wetin make am dey run?

Windows 11 taskbar Widgets dey on. PC wey Widgets hide suppose show dis pair less.

## 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 'WidgetService.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

Dem expect di Microsoft Widgets runtime on top Windows 11. Any WidgetService.exe inside gadget zip no bi am.

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

`C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime_*\WidgetService\WidgetService.exe`

- Runtime service
- UI: Widgets.exe
- E dey often start WebView2

## I fit end am?

Board fit fail

To end WidgetService.exe dey drop providers until Windows start am again. Hide Widgets for taskbar make di change fit last.

## I fit comot am?

Optional feature / taskbar setting

No delete WindowsApps files. Use taskbar settings or Optional features guidance from Microsoft.

## E suppose start with Windows?

Na di Widgets feature dey start am. No bi vendor 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            | WidgetService.exe                                                                                 |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Recorded installation path | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime\_\*\WidgetService\WidgetService.exe |
| Publisher                  | Microsoft Corporation                                                                             |
| Signature check            | Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)                |

## Common wahala dem

### RAM wey dem blame on top Edge

Check Widgets.exe and WebView2 first. Di full browser na msedge.exe.

### Service without di board

Di runtime fit just sit down ready. Hide di taskbar icon if you want make e comot.

## How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

### Right-click di taskbar > Taskbar settings > Widgets

Na dat bi di switch to off am.

### No uninstall Edge to stop Widgets

WebView2 na di embed. Different product switch.

## Technical details

Technical details

| Image name | WidgetService.exe        |
| ---------- | ------------------------ |
| Role       | Widgets platform service |

## 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.

[Widgets.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/widgets.exe/)[msedgewebview2.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/msedgewebview2.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: Widgets ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/stay-up-to-date-with-widgets)· Widgets board
- [Microsoft Learn: Widgets ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/widgets/)· Platform runtime
- [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**: WidgetService.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WidgetsPlatformRuntime\_\*\WidgetService\WidgetService.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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