What is itunes.exe?
Part of iTunes by Apple
What is it?
Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes is an application that allows the user to purchase and manage audio and video on a personal computer, acting as a front end for Apple's QuickTime media player. Officially, using iTunes is required in order to manage the audio of an Apple iPod portable audio player.
Description of itunes.exe from Apple“iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all your devices and computers. And it’s a store that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime. iTunes lets you enjoy all your music, movies, video, and TV shows on your Mac or PC.”
How does itunes.exe run?
Process -
itunes.exe is an instance of a running program. This 64-bit program executes with the privileges as the currently logged in user account. itunes.exe is executed by the process explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft). How does itunes.exe start?
Autoplay handler - itunes.exe is typically associtated with identifier name of iTunesBurnCDOnArrival with and identifier of SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\iTunesBurnCDOnArrival. Autoplay will scan removable media, when it arrives, looking for media content types (music, graphics, or video). When a removable media arrives, Windows determines what actions to perform by evaluating the content and comparing it to registered handlers for that content. An application will register a handler for Autoplay events associated with a media type.
Scheduled task - itunes.exe is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name '\{6A2F0E1D-D900-41F0-8E93-205D8F697239}'. Task Scheduler provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals or even with event-based triggers.
Community
| What is the community is seeing? | What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.4% of all Boost users have the itunes.exe process running. | Of the 0.4% of itunes.exe users, 12.5% have disabled it. |
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How stable is iTunes?
Based on crash data discovered by Boost, stability is a measure of how sound this particular process and the average percent of times it crashes.
How resource intensive is itunes.exe?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
 | 0.00055% CPU5512.8% |
Average CPU utilization across all programs is 0.00001%.
 | 69 MB RAM320.4% |
Average private memory utilization across all programs is 21.53 MB.
 | 92 /min4.1% |
Average I/O read and write operations for all programs is 2,253 per minute.
 | 304 GDI objects202.7% |
Average number of GUI GDI and USER objects for all programs is 150.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\itunes\itunes.exe
Are there other versions of iTunes?
What modules are loaded?
A module is a dynamic link library (DLL) or an executable file that is loaded into the process. Below is a list of non-system modules that are loaded by iTunes.
What programs install itunes.exe?
iTunes by Apple Inc.Program URL: www.apple.com/itunes/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
Size: 70.41 MB
VoiceOver Kit by Apple Inc.Program URL: www.apple.com
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
Size: 41.81 MB
iRadio Capture by A Programmer's CrucibleProgram URL: sites.google.com/site/aprogrammerscrucible/
Install path: C:\Program Files\A Programmer's Crucible\iRadio Capture\
Size: 10.71 MB
iRemote by BOJA ConsultingProgram URL: www.androidremote.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\iRemote\
Size: 14.03 MB
QuickTime by Apple Inc. - QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows has always been downloadable as aProgram URL: www.apple.com/quicktime
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\QuickTime\
Size: 24.22 MB
Should I Remove It by Reason Software Company Inc. - Ever wonder how to clean out your computer? Many people do, because it’s not unusual to have your PC filled with adware, toolbars and other programs you no longer need or probably never intended to install in the first pProgram URL: www.ShouldIRemoveIt.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\Reason\Should I Remove It\
Size: 578.58 KB
MAGIX Fotos auf CD & DVD 9 deluxe by MAGIX AGProgram URL: www.magix.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\MAGIX\Fotos_auf_CD_DVD_9_deluxe_SE\
iTunes (UOIT, 2012) by Apple Inc.Program URL: www.apple.com/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\iTunes\
WinRAR 4.01 (64-bit) by win.rar GmbH - WinRAR version 4 speeds up decompression by up to 30%. Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT are no longer supported; the minimum Windows version required is Windows 2000. WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data coProgram URL: www.rarlab.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Size: 4.27 MB
Apple Application Support by Apple Inc. - Apple Application Support is required to run iTunes, QuickTime and other Apple installed products (do not remove this if you use any of these programs). If you remove this program you will need to reinstall it in order fProgram URL: www.apple.com
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\
Size: 60.28 MB
Amazon MP3 Downloader 1.0.17 by Amazon Services LLC - Amazon MP3 is an online music store owned and operated by Amazon.com. Amazon MP3's catalog is accessible from the Amazon.com web site by searching for an artist or title name. To download purchased music, Amazon.com Program URL: www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200594190
Install path: C:\Program Files\amazon\mp3 downloader
Size: 6.06 MB
OpenOffice.org 3.3 by OpenOffice.org - Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor, and database management applications. OpenOffice's default Program URL: www.openoffice.org
Install path: C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\
Size: 792.51 KB
Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc - Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for iProgram URL: www.winamp.com/
Program help URL: forums.winamp.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\winamp
Size: 29.35 MB
CCleaner by Piriform - CCleaner developed by Piriform, is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. CCleaner supports the cleaning of temporary or potentially unwanted fileProgram URL: www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Program help URL: www.piriform.com/support
Install path: C:\Program Files\CCleaner
Size: 5.07 MB
MAGIX music cleaning lab 2004 deLuxe by MAGIX AGProgram URL: www.magix.com/us/audio-cleaning-lab/
Install path: C:\magix\mclab2004_dlx
Apple Software Update by Apple Inc. - With a Windows PC, you can use Apple Software Update for Windows to keep your Apple software up-to-date via the Internet. Apple software includes Safari, iTunes for Windows, Bonjour for Windows, and QuickTime for WindowsProgram URL: www.apple.com/softwareupdate/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Apple Software Update\
Size: 2.32 MB
µTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. - µTorrent is a is a free, ad-supported, lighter-weight BitTorrent client designed to consume less resources then the full BitTorrent version. Some uTorrent installs include potentially unwanted programs in the form oProgram URL: www.utorrent.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\uTorrent
Size: 946.39 KB
Radeon RAMDisk by Dataram, Inc.Program URL: www.radeonmemory.com/software_4.0.php
Program help URL: www.radeonramdisk.com/support
Install path: C:\Program Files\Radeon RAMDisk\
Size: 7.53 MB
Amazon MP3 Downloader 1.0.15 by Amazon Services LLCProgram URL: www.amazonmp3.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\amazon\mp3 downloader
Size: 4.62 MB
SmartFTP Client by SmartSoft Ltd - SmartFTP is an FTP/FTPS/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3/Rapidshare client for Windows, developed by SmartSoft Ltd. Features include SSL/TLS, IPv6 and FXP support, a backup tool, a transfer queue, proxy and firewall support, multipProgram URL: www.smartftp.com
Program help URL: www.smartftp.com/support
Install path: C:\Program Files\SmartFTP Client\
Size: 40.63 MB
Safari by Apple Inc. - Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the WebKit engine, which is a fork of KDE's KHTML engine. Safari has a number of features. Some are specific to certain operating systems or platforms.Program URL: www.apple.com/safari/
Program help URL: www.apple.com/support/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Safari\
Size: 40.33 MB
WinZip 15.0 by WinZip Computing, S.L. - WinZip 15 implemented new performance architecture for high-speed zipping, interface improvements with refined menu designs and more intuitive icons, new desktop ZIP/UNZIP gadget with drag-and-drop functionality. WinZip Program URL: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=ES&url=www.winzip.com
Program help URL: www.winzip.com/wzgate.cgi?lang=EN&url=www.winzip.com/contact.htm
Install path: C:\Program Files\WinZip\
Size: 32.46 MB
Deluxe Edition by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Program URL: www.britannica.com
Program help URL: support.britannica.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\Britannica 9.0
Microsoft Flight by Microsoft Game Studios - Microsoft Flight is an aviation game from Microsoft Studios created as a successor to the discontinued Microsoft Flight Simulator series. light features new aircraft, scenery and terrain, a revamped weather engine, and nProgram URL: www.microsoft.com/games/
Program help URL: support.steampowered.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight\
Size: 17.58 MB
Java 7 Update 25 by Oracle CorporationProgram URL: java.com
Install path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\
Size: 785.85 KB
adsl TV by adsl TV / FMProgram URL: www.adsltv.org
Install path: C:\Program Files\adslTV
Size: 40.5 MB
Evernote v. 4.6.4 by Evernote Corp. - Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A "note" can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten &quProgram URL: www.evernote.com
Install path: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Apps\Evernote\Evernote\
WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH - WinRAR archiver is a shareware file archiver that is able to create RAR archives natively.Program URL: www.rarlab.com/
Install path: C:\Program Files\winrar
Size: 3.16 MB
What else is related?
iTunes Stability
itunes.exe crashes or has encountered a critical error 0.8900% of the time.
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| 1. | Error: Stopped responding and was closed (AppHangB1) Details: A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows. Occurred: over 3 months ago |
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| 2. | Error: Stopped working (APPCRASH) Occurred: over 6 months ago |
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| 3. | Error: Stopped working (BEX) Occurred: over 6 months ago |
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6001.65536)
Windows Vista (TM) Business (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7600.0)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0)
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