What is WebPrep.exe?

WebPrep.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows®-besturingssysteem and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the WebPrep.exe version information.

WebPrep.exe's description is "Windows 8.1 Setup"

WebPrep.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

WebPrep.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\5f49d0bc-deba-455d-9799-4332d7a269a0\websetupexpanded\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WebPrep.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows®-besturingssysteem
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows 8.1 Setup
Internal nameWebPrep
Original filenameWebPrep.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Alle rechten voorbehouden.
Product version6.3.9600.16415
File version6.3.9600.16415 (winblue_gdr.130928-1658)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows®-besturingssyst..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows 8.1 Setup
Internal nameWebPrep
Original filenameWebPrep.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Alle recht..
Product version6.3.9600.16415
File version6.3.9600.16415 (winblue_gdr.130928-1..

Digital signatures [?]

WebPrep.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number33000000b011af0a8bd03b9fdd0001000000b0

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5baf3cf48b9716bd40c09107966b00b4c
SHA256c5b310ba3c1ca298905b026dd56c0035980a8662402878826cbbc9c5dfb49250

Error Messages

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

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

webprep.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 8.1 Setup has stopped working.

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

webprep.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with WebPrep.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with WebPrep.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with WebPrep.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.

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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.

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