What is the location of the ntoskrnl exe file?

Answer 1

ntoskrnl.exe is the Windows kernel file. Without it, Windows cannot boot.

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Ntoskrnl.exe error is described by experienced PC users to be a severe system error for it is closely tied with ntoskrnl.exe. Ntoskrnl.exe serves as the critical component for the family of Microsoft Windows NT operating systems. It is designed to provide the Kernel and Executive layers of the Windows NT kernel space, and is responsible for the running of various system services such as hardware virtualization, system process and memory operation. Ntoskrnl.exe manages the running of the Cache Manager, the Executive, the Kernel, the Security Reference Monitor, the Memory Manager, and the Scheduler and other system services.

The associated files of ntoskrnl.exe contain wnaspi32.dll, win32s16.dll, ntdll.dll, np16b6.tmp, msgina.dll, itcc.dll, HookDll.dll, imagehlp.dll, mhn.dll, bwmib.dll and wtopl32.dll. There are various kinds of system problem can possibly result in ntoskrnl.exe error messages, including damage or incompatible ntoskrnl.exe, missing ntoskrnl.exe, damaged ntoskrnl.exe removal/repair failure, corrupt program install/uninstall, driver file corruption, driver update failure, incorrect modification on Windows registry, associated .dll files and registry files corruption, malware attacks and incorrect removal of system components.

Answer 2

On almost all computer, the ntoskrnl.exe is located in directory of C:\Progam Files\Common Files. The most common size of the ntoskrnl.exe on Windows system is 108,648 bytes. You may also find it in 22,016 bytes, 13,312 bytes, 14,848 bytes, 17,218 bytes, 18,589 bytes and 11,691 bytes sizes.