What is Dfssvc.exe?

Dfssvc.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the Dfssvc.exe version information.

Dfssvc.exe's description is "Windows NT Distributed File System Service"

Dfssvc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Dfssvc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Distributed File System Service
Internal namedfssvc.exe
Original filenamedfssvc.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.2.3790.0
File version5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm.030324-2048)

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows NT Distributed File System S..
Internal namedfssvc.exe
Original filenamedfssvc.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version5.2.3790.0
File version5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm.030324-2048)

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56f7ebea7ab6d6777e36c5ac685765545
SHA25676f853d20cd9217c42681e32bc7a46fd16db63b1e152effc33485b1721ee6676

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dfssvc.exe:

dfssvc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dfssvc.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Windows NT Distributed File System Service has stopped working.

End Program - dfssvc.exe. This program is not responding.

dfssvc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dfssvc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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