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Hi Alton
Yes, you can be assured Shell Experience Host is a legitimate part of Windows . . .
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A new program showed up on my computer with the latest Micro Soft upgrade called "windows shell experience host," two days ago. It comes up in a window when I boot up, and wants me to allow it access. Anyone ever heard of it? It wants me to let it on my system, but my computer is blocking it like a virus. You would think Micro Soft would alert us a new program is installing along with the upgrade. Is it safe? Should I allow it access? Is it Micro Soft or an unknown hacker? There is no disable, only an uninstall option. Should I uninstall? Where did it come from?
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Anonymous
2019-07-24T22:04:06+00:00 -
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2019-07-24T22:23:59+00:00 It is safe, but it should not be popping up.
I recommend you run the DISM commands and System File Checker (SFC) just to make sure there are no problems with the system.
If that does not resolve this problem, I recommend you perform the repair upgrade.