If you have seen the wmiprvse.exe process running in Task Manager, don't worry. The wmiprvse.exe process is the WMI Provider host. It is part of what is known as the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) component within Microsoft Windows.
What is Wmiprvse.exe? [Quick Basics]
It is typically used on desktop systems connected to a corporate network so that IT can query information about that desktop or create monitoring tools that alert IT when something is wrong with the computer.
The wmiprvse.exe process is a process that runs together with the WMI core process WinMgmt.exe.
Wmiprvse.exe is a normal Windows OS file located in %systemroot%/Windows/System32/Wbem. If you find the file and right-click on it and then select Properties, you will see under the Details tab that the file name is: "WMI Provider Host."