What is aepdu.dll?
Part of Program Compatibility Data Updater by Microsoft
What is it?
The Program Compatibility Wizard prompts you to test your program in different modes (environments) and with various settings.
Description of aepdu.dll from Microsoft“For example, if the program was originally designed to run on Microsoft Windows 95, set the Compatibility Mode to Windows 95, and then try to run your program again. If the program runs, the program will start in that mode every time. You can also try different settings. For example, you can test with a 256-color display and a screen resolution of 640 pixels by 480 pixels. Most programs run correctly on Windows XP except for some older games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier version of Windows. If you are experiencing problems with a program that worked correctly on an earlier version of Windows, the Program Compatibility Wizard helps you select and test compatibility settings that may fix those problems. If a program does not work as expected, run the program in one of the compatibility environments.”
(aepdu.dll is a system file that is installed with Windows)
How does aepdu.dll run?
Process -
aepdu.dll is an instance of a running program. This program executes under the SYSTEM account within Windows with extensive privileges on the local computer, and acts as the computer on the network. aepdu.dll is executed by the process services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft). How does aepdu.dll start?
Scheduled task - aepdu.dll is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name '\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\ProgramDataUpdater'. 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.
Program Compatibility Data Updater is loaded by:
Community
| What is the community is seeing? | What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.1% of all Boost users have the aepdu.dll process running. | Of the 0.1% of aepdu.dll users, less than 1% have disabled it. |
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Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Windows\System32\aepdu.dll
Are there other versions of Program Compatibility Data Upd...?
What else is related?
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Microsoft Windows XP (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Enterprise (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Basic (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium N (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
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