# AppActions.exe

Windows Process: Microsoft Corporation

Also called appactions, app actions

Windows, System Component

Windows App Actions host. It backs suggested actions and related shell action surfaces on current Windows, not the Start menu itself.

## What you need to know

This hosts App Actions, not StartMenuExperienceHost.exe.

AppActions.exe lives in the Client CBS package. It is for action suggestions, not the Start grid. Ending it will not recover a missing taskbar.

- **Safe?**: Yes, as a Windows package

  **Is it Start?**: No. StartMenuExperienceHost is Start

  **Should I end it?**: Suggested actions may stop

Feex says

If suggested actions feel noisy, I turn that setting off. I do not end StartMenuExperienceHost to punish AppActions.

## What is AppActions.exe?

AppActions.exe is the Windows App Actions host in MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS.

## What does it do?

It supports clickable suggested actions from text or shell features. It does not draw Start tiles.

## Why is it running?

Suggested actions or a related CBS feature is enabled. A PC with those off may still keep a quiet copy in the package.

## Is it safe?

Usually safe

The CBS package binary is Microsoft. An AppActions.exe in a store-crack folder is not.

A legitimate copy normally runs from:

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

- CBS client
- Not Start menu
- Settings control suggested actions

## Can I end it?

Actions stop until it returns

Ending AppActions.exe drops that surface. Use Settings to disable suggested actions if you do not want it back.

## Can I remove it?

No

Do not delete the CBS package to hide suggested actions. Turn the feature off in Settings so AppActions.exe is not the weekly kill target.

## Should it start with Windows?

The package starts it. Not Startup Apps.

## Normal resource behavior

These are contextual labels, not universal averages.

- **CPU**: Low

  **Memory**: Small

  **Network**: If an action needs the cloud

  **Disk**: Low

## File information

| Executable name        | AppActions.exe                                                       |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Common legitimate path | C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS\_\*\AppActions.exe |
| Publisher              | Microsoft Corporation                                                |
| Signature expectation  | Signed by Microsoft Windows                                          |

## Common problems

### Unwanted suggested actions

Turn the feature off in Settings. Process-killing will not persist.

### High CPU blamed on Start

Check StartMenuExperienceHost first. This exe is a different surface.

## Troubleshooting

Diagnose before you change anything destructive.

### Settings search for suggested actions

That is the switch.

### Do not remove CBS

Too many other hosts live there.

## Technical details

Technical details

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

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[StartMenuExperienceHost.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/startmenuexperiencehost.exe)[CrossDeviceResume.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/crossdeviceresume.exe)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we 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 Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

## Was this article useful?

A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article.

- **Type**: Windows Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: AppActions.exe

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

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

---

Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/process/appactions.exe/)

[Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)