Anyone know what CompatTelRunner.exe is/does?

Anonymous
2015-07-17T13:46:56+00:00

Wondering what CompatTelRunner.exe is doing on my computer?

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Anonymous
2016-10-10T10:18:04+00:00

"I disagree. I think you should get Windows 10 now"

I agree with Nekked Runner .

Not a good response as I too had the same basic question;

  1. I have a fresh install of WIn7 and running Comodo CIS Anti-Virus that detected this application.
  2. My question too was what does CompatTelRunner do?
  3. My concern is if this is an absolutlety necessary thing or can I shut it down or worse is an infected file?
  4. After repeated questioning it was finally admitted that it is a program that while desireable for those interested in upgrading would not be needed by some people as myself.
  5. From what I gather reading between lines of the respondant is that it is neither necessary nor will there be any negative impact to me by not allowing to to run except that maybe my computer and OS run better without it using resources.

So my solution was to tell Comodo CIS to just block and terminate this application every time it attempts to run. 

I did not have time yet to go though checking the services running to see if it can just be disabled there or if I need to search the registry manually but before going that far I think I may let Revo Unistaller have a go at it.

Hope this helps you

-Cicero Blues

If your not part of the solution,

you're part of the problem.

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Anonymous
2015-08-12T19:03:09+00:00

That is the compatibility update for win 7 RTM.  Care to tell us more about the problem?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977759

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-10-18T19:30:12+00:00

    I believe MS is just trying to gather info to make improvements.  Unfortunately, it killings some systems like mine which have large amount of legitimate software installed and is using older HDD. 

    If you believe that, you have been trained.

    • if you cannot control when, if and how you get your updates, you have been trained.
    • if you are forced to use the cloud despite all the privacy/security issue and common sense, you have been trained.
    • if you think this new trend is in YOUR best interest, you have been trained.

    And if you've been around long enough, you'll be familiar with:

    • You'll do more of what we want you to do.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-20T16:58:12+00:00

    If you believe that, you have been trained.

    • if you cannot control when, if and how you get your updates, you have been trained.
    • if you are forced to use the cloud despite all the privacy/security issue and common sense, you have been trained.
    • if you think this new trend is in YOUR best interest, you have been trained.

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    And if you've been around long enough, you'll be familiar with:

    • You'll do more of what we want you to do.

    and at my age I have learned being able to do more sometimes comes at a too high a cost to security, safety and simple common sense, all in the name of big business.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-25T17:14:33+00:00

    I just saw this program running like crazy in my machine, scanning a bunch of files, which made me took notice because it was consuming too many resources.

    This is a clean install of Windows 10, so there would be no reason to run a 'compatibility update for win7'.

    But I suppose it might be scanning the system in preparation for another update?

    Anyway, it was started by svchost.exe netsvcs, then launched a child of its own, and when stopped this child in the debugger it was here:

    C:\Windows\system32\CompatTelRunner.exe -m:appraiser.dll -f:DoScheduledTelemetryRun -cv:wfZBJLrUrk+/GryB.1

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::WicaEngine::CollectInventories(void) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::WicaEngine::RunComponents(void) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::WicaFactory::DoWicaRun(struct Windows::Compat::Appraiser::WicaRun) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::XmlAppraiser::RunEngineForRunInfoInstance(class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::ComponentStatusQuery *,unsigned __int64) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::XmlAppraiser::RunAll(class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::ComponentStatusQuery *) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::XmlAppraiser::RunXmlFile(class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::ComponentStatusQuery &,class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::IPropertyListEnumerator *,class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::DataFile *,unsigned short const *) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::TelemetryAppraiser::TelemetryAppraisalHelper(class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::PropertyBag &,struct Windows::Compat::Appraiser::TelemetryRunHealth &,unsigned short const *,unsigned short const *,class Windows::Compat::Appraiser::DataFile &,unsigned short const *) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!Windows::Compat::Appraiser::TelemetryAppraiser::DoTelemetryOrEnterpriseAppraisal(char *) Unknown

      appraiser.dll!DoScheduledTelemetryRunTC(char *,bool,char *) Unknown

    > CompatTelRunner.exe!LaunchTelemetryProvider(char const *,char const *,char const *,bool,char const *) Unknown

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