# QQ

Application: Tencent

Dem still dey call am tencent qq, qq desktop

Tencent, Productivity

Tencent older IM network, wey still common on top Chinese Windows PCs. The process na QQ.exe.

## Wetin you need know

QQ na Tencent older IM. E no be WeChat.

QQ.exe na the Windows QQ client. WeChat.exe na WeChat. Accounts and QR flows dey different. Both fit sit down for the same PC.

- **Wetin e be?**: Chat

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If QQ.exe na the chat process, I go treat am as QQ, no be WeChat. To close WeChat.exe no dey sign you out of QQ number.

## Wetin be QQ?

QQ for Windows na Tencent long-running IM client. The executable na QQ.exe. WeChat na different Tencent product.

## If you never use am before

If Chinese Windows PC get QQ, dis na Tencent older IM network, no be WeChat. Download am from im.qq.com. The process na QQ.exe. WeChat.exe na the later Tencent messenger. Dem be separate accounts and separate apps.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**QQ numbers and group chats**

Accounts na QQ numbers, no be WeChat IDs. WeChat.exe no go open dis buddy list.

**File and screenshot tools wey QQ dey ship**

Desktop helpers beside the chat window. Dem be QQ features, no be WeChat mini programs.

**Leftover default on top many Chinese Windows images**

Some PCs dey arrive with QQ installed. Dat one no dey install WeChat automatically.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey their contacts still dey use QQ numbers
- Users on top Chinese Windows PCs wey ship with QQ
- Anybody wey mix am up with WeChat

## Current status

QQ (1999) na current chat from Tencent. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://im.qq.com/.

## How old e be?

OICQ/QQ launch for 1999. WeChat launch for 2011. QQ na the older Tencent IM and e still common for Chinese PCs. 2004 QQ screenshot na the same family, no be WeChat.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| QQ.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ------ | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

QQ dey often start with Windows on top PCs wey ship with am. Off dat one for QQ settings if you no dey use am.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files (x86)\Tencent\QQ\\ |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- |

## File formats

JPG, files inside QQ chats

## Common wahala dem

### Login UI na QQ-number based

WeChat QR no go open QQ. Use the QQ login wey the client dey show.

### People dey uninstall WeChat to comot QQ

Dem be separate Tencent apps. QQ.exe dey stay.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from im.qq.com

QQ international crack na trash. kf.qq.com na Tencent help.

### Confirm QQ.exe under Tencent\QQ

WeChat dey live inside WeChat folder. Open file location.

### Quit QQ.exe from the tray

To close the window fit leave helpers resident. Dat na QQ, no be WeChat.

## Alternatives

WeChat if the contact don move go there. WhatsApp if the group dey outside Tencent networks. LINE or KakaoTalk for other regional defaults.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [im.qq.com/ ](https://im.qq.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [kf.qq.com/ ](https://kf.qq.com/)Vendor support                    |
| Official site | [im.qq.com/ ](https://im.qq.com/)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Modest CPU dey enough. Extra QQ helpers fit add tray noise pass GPU load.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

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

[WeChat: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/wechat/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

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

- [QQ official site ](https://im.qq.com/)· Vendor product page
- [QQ help ](https://kf.qq.com/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Tencent

  **Category**: Chat

  **Process**: QQ.exe

  **License**: Free to install

  **First released**: 1999

  **Official site**: [im.qq.com](https://im.qq.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

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

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