Studio Executables

If you plan to use Studio, Robot, and the UiPath^® Assistant on machines that have strict rules related to executable files, the following executable files need to be allowed:

Studio, Robot, and UiPath Assistant

The following executables related to Studio, Robot, and UiPath Assistant are found in the Studio installation folder:

Executable name	Description
dotnet.exe	Used to run the .NET Runtime.
ngenr2r.exe	Used for the ready to run feature in Studio.
testhost.exe	Helper process for test cases.
SetupExtensions.exe	The SetupExtensions.exe tool is a command line utility used to install or remove the UiPath extensions.
slinject.exe	Used in the Silverlight extension install.
UiPath.ActivityCompiler.CommandLine.exe	Helper process for compiling activities.
UiPath.ActivityPreprocessor.CommandLine.exe	Used to modify files before compilation.
UiPath.Assistant.exe	Used to launch the main UiPath Assistant desktop application.
UiPath.ChildSession.Service.exe	PiP - Child Session helper process.
UiPath.DiagnosticTool.exe	Used to run the UiPath Diagnostic Tool.
UiPath.Executor.exe	The main robot executor, used to run Windows - Legacy automations. More details can be found in the robot executor documentation.
UiPath.Executor.NetCore.exe	The main robot executor, used to run Windows and Cross-Platform automations. More details can be found in the robot executor documentation.
UiPath.Explorer.Launcher.exe	UIAutomation helper process.
UiPath.LicenseTool.exe	Used to handle the licensing of UiPath products such as Robot, Studio, or Assistant.
UiPath.MicrosoftOffice.Tools.exe	Used to add, remove, or repaire Office add-in.
UiPath.Oidc.exe	Used to connect the robot to Orchestrator using an OIDC connection.
UiPath.RemoteDebugging.Agent.exe	Used for the Remote Debugging feature.
UiPathRemoteRuntime.exe	Helper process used by the UiPath Remote Runtime feature.
UiPath.RobotJS.ProtocolHandler.exe	Used by Robot JS to handle requests from and towards the Robot.
UiPath.RobotJS.ServiceHost.exe	Used to handle the communication between applications and the actual robot on the machine when the robot is installed in service-mode.
UiPath.RobotJS.UserHost.exe	Used to handle the communication between applications and the actual robot on the machine when the robot is installed in user-mode.
UiPath.SAP.SolutionManager.CommandLine.exe	Used for the Test Suite integration with SAP.
UiPath.Service.UserHost.exe and UiPath.Service.Host.exe	The actual robot, it is used to facilitate the communication with other applications, such as Orchestrator, Studio, Assistant, or robot executor. * When the robot is installed in user-mode, only the UiPath.Service.UserHost.exe is added on the machine.
UiPath.Studio.Analyzer.exe	Helper process used by the Workflow Analyzer feature.
UiPath.Studio.CommandLine.exe	Used to handle commands sent for Studio and Robot through the command line interface.
UiPath.Studio.DataBaseServer.exe	Studio process for indexing workflows.
UiPath.Studio.exe	Used to launch the main Studio desktop application.
UiPath.Studio.Project.exe	Studio process for each open project plus another one ready to open a new project.
UiPath.Studio.Plugin.Tfs.Host.exe	Helper process for the TFS client.
UiPath.Studio.WebServiceRepair.exe	Webservice client generator.
UiPath.TestCaseGenerator.CommandLine.exe	Test case generator.
UiPath.UpdateService.Agent.exe	Helper process used by the Auto-Update feature.
UiPath.UpdateService.Launcher.exe	Helper process for the Auto-Update feature.
UiPath.UpdateService.Worker.exe	Helper process used by the Auto-Update feature.
UiRobot.exe	The actual robot, it is used to facilitate the communication with other applications, such as Orchestrator, Studio, Assistant, or robot executor.

Important:

Executables specific to each activity package are found in the activity package installation folder in the user profile.

For example: %USERPROFILE%\.nuget\packages\<activity package name>\<package version>\build\.

Browser Extension

The following executables related to the browser extension are found in the Studio installation folder:

Executable name	Description
ChromeNativeMessaging.exe	Helper process for the browser extensions.
createdump.exe	Helper process for the browser extensions.
UiPath.BrowserBridge.Portable.exe	Helper process for the browser extensions.