What is HxAccounts.exe?
HxAccounts.exe is part of Microsoft Office 2016 and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the HxAccounts.exe version information.
HxAccounts.exe's description is "Microsoft Outlook Accounts"
HxAccounts.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_17.6868.40731.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about HxAccounts.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on HxAccounts.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Microsoft Office 2016 |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Microsoft Outlook Accounts |
| Internal name | hxaccounts |
| Original filename | hxaccounts.exe |
| Product version | 16.0.6868.4073 |
| File version | 16.0.6868.4073 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Microsoft Office 2016 |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Microsoft Outlook Accounts |
| Internal name | hxaccounts |
| Original filename | hxaccounts.exe |
| Product version | 16.0.6868.4073 |
| File version | 16.0.6868.4073 |
Digital signatures [?]
The verification of HxAccounts.exe's digital signature failed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Microsoft Corporation |
| Certificate issuer name | MSIT Test CodeSign CA 6 |
| Certificate serial number | 1d018394109cc3137fb5014fcc000101839410 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HxAccounts.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 4f3ddaf3c8f67a2cba9dd3aec0b8e0d8 |
| SHA256 | b8fddf255c586485e8858f37fa6fd7dbe9f73a44402abdfbf93b8bf729f9a899 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hxaccounts.exe:
hxaccounts.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
hxaccounts.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.
Microsoft Outlook Accounts has stopped working.
End Program - hxaccounts.exe. This program is not responding.
hxaccounts.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
hxaccounts.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with HxAccounts.exe?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HxAccounts.exe. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with HxAccounts.exe. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
I don't think that this is not made by Microsoft, but I do think that they messed up on the certificate installation for it. I will trust the application for now, although it is a little scary how careless they are with this. It is the Windows Mail that is built into Windows 10 if you don't even have office installed, so I think it's probably okay. If I'm wrong, someone please let me know. Thanks! =)
# 15 Nov 2016, 8:16
Dominic Ferraro writes