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

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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
    2017-03-05T22:20:02+00:00

    You didn't add HOW you disabled it!!

    But over on https://ugetfix.com/ask/how-to-disable-microsoft-compatibility-telemetry-compattelrunner-exe/

    It says for Windows 10,    (on the 'reg add' step,  the quotes don't work on my Windows 7..  Just leave 'em off)

    Is something that looks like it should work.   I ran the commands on my Windows 7.  I'm waiting to see if that 'runner' starts up again,  It wasn't clear WHEN it ran,  I found it all hours),  but would note the HD light solid and bring up the task manager to kill the process..  It got tiresome.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-03-05T22:39:55+00:00

    Yes I did.  They say a picture is worth 1000 words.  Look at the attached photo and disable the first two as I did.  Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-05T23:01:34+00:00

    Looks like you have windows 10,     My windows 7 task scheduler is nothing like that.

    The URL I mentioned above,  says it works on 7, 8 & 10 ..    I ran it & I'm still running ...

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