What is nircmd.exe?
Combofix registry (safe) file.
NirCmd is a small command-line utility that allows you to do some useful tasks without displaying any user interface. By running NirCmd with simple command-line option, you can write and delete values and keys in the Registry, write values into INI file, dial to your internet account or connect to a VPN network, restart windows or shut down the computer, create shortcut to a file, change the.
Is nircmd.exe safe?
What Is Nircmd
- Deleting nircmd.exe from downloads Hi, Just doing a routine cleanup of my downloads folder to make some more space and this file called nircmd.exe (I downloaded it mid.
- Oct 31, 2012 NirCmd, is a very small but powerful utility, but it doesn't come with a graphical user interface (GUI) as most Windows programs do, because it's a CLI. For those interested in NirCmd, it is worth mentioning that you can perform a variety of commands to connect to a VPN network, write values in INI files, create shortcuts, edit the Registry.
This nircmd.exe file is safe and should not be considered threat to your computer.
Overall threat: No
Spyware: No
Trojan: No
Virus: No
How do I prevent nircmd.exe from loading?
If this program is loading each time your computer starts it could be in any number of locations Windows use to automatically load a program. Therefore we suggest downloading and running the free Startup Control Panel to quickly and correctly disable this program from automatically starting up. If you do not plan on using the program associated with nircmd.exe we suggest instead of disabling the process from starting up that you uninstall the program.
Questions related to nircmd.exe
If you've recently been getting errors with nircmd.exe it's recommend you unisntall or re-install any programs recently that may have generated this error. If this does not resolve your issue or you have not installed any program recently try recovering Windows back to a earlier copy.
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Where can I download nircmd.exe?
If you're getting missing nircmd.exe file errors or other errors with the nircmd.exe file we suggest that you re-install the program, uninstall and re-install a more up-to-date version, or check to see if any updates are available for the program associated with the file instead of attempting to copy a new version of the file to the computer. File errors are often caused by more than just a single missing or corrupt file and copying just one file could cause more issues.
How To Use Nircmd
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