• Properties:

• System Process: Yes
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:No
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ ehome
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The ehtray.exe file is a process that launches the Media Center Tray Applet for Microsoft Windows operating systems. This makes the process ehtray.exe one of the essential components of the Operating System because it is responsible in loading the system tray icon of the Windows Media Center. On startup, the system loads the Windows Media Center, and the ehtray.exe file starts to function after the desktop screen appears. The process then generates an icon on the system tray. The system tray icon of the ehtray.exe file is configurable in case the user needs to open the Media Center interface or change some settings regarding the Media Center. When the icon is activated, it changes the screen into a different interface that has the features of the Windows Media Center.

Windows Media Center is a series of utilities that allow users to access home-entertainment applications on Windows OS that include features such as Television, Music, Video Streaming, Radio, Portable devices, and Commercial skipping functions.

The Microsoft Windows Media Center 2005 edition is an add-on feature of the Windows XP. It has much functionality that, ideally, makes the system more flexible and configurable depending on the needs of the users. The Media Center has the following features:

Turns the monitor into a digital television with the use of an actual remote

Burn files easier with just one click

XBOX compatible

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.