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Xbox controller users - get rid of XboxStat.exe!

2/10/2015

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I've already posted about this on my Razer Sabertooth article, but it deserves its own post.

If you're a PC gamer who uses an xbox 360 gamepad, you might unwittingly be running a program called Xboxstat.exe, which comes with the official xbox gamepad drivers, and launches itself at bootup. Unlike most background programs, this one consumes a lot of resources. On my system, it frequently hogged up to 13% of the CPU resources. And not just in idle, but even when my PC was working hard and really needed those resources. Others have reported it consuming 50% or even 90% of theirs!

Xboxstat.exe isn't required for the controller to work, and removing it makes no difference to gameplay. I don't know exactly what it does - I believe it collects statistical information about your games for Microsoft. Whatever its intended purpose, it's surely not important enough to warrant slowing down our PCs with massive CPU loads. Get rid of it using the method below. 
  • Press the windows key, type msconfig.exe and press enter
  • Click the startup tab
  • Scroll down until you find Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories (in the Command column it will be something like C:\Program Files\Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories\Xboxstat.exe), then uncheck its box
  • Click ok
  • If a popup notifies you that you made changes, tell it not to remind you again, unless you want that annoying popup each time you boot up
  • After you next restart, Xboxstat.exe won't clog up your resources any more.

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11 Comments
Notmare
3/12/2015 10:57:32 pm

I'll check this out when I get home, but I was under the impression this was for displaying your controller info if you pressed the Xbox symbol on the controller. It's not vital, in fact the only useful info is the battery status if you care to check that at all.

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stan
8/14/2015 05:08:46 am

thank you very much for this info. against the endless nefarious attempts to monopolize our resources, and violate our privacy all we've got is guys like you.

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Jarrod
7/2/2016 11:32:58 am

Nothing comes up in startup except for "Open Task Manager".

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Jarrod
7/2/2016 11:35:30 am

Edit: When I click open task manager, its not there.

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james
8/17/2016 11:29:33 pm

For me it's there but i cant disable it.

Tracy
12/4/2016 06:55:51 am

So i went into programmes and removed it first then I reboot, got to task manager/startup/right click the xboxstat and choose disable viola!

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10/24/2017 01:00:17 pm

but where is it installed and what is the default filename for it?

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10/14/2020 11:39:59 pm

So i went into programmes and removed it first then I reboot, got to task manager/startup/right click the xboxstat and choose disable viola!

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10/14/2020 11:41:44 pm

thank you very much for this info. against the endless nefarious attempts to monopolize our resources, and violate our privacy all we've got is guys like you.

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