Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver Beta (version 2 Release 2) is the service name used for the process arkbcfltr.sys, which is a driver or SYS file type, and is a component of the software product Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver, which is designed by Microsoft Corporation. The arkbcfltr.sys file is not just a basic part of the application, but because it is digitally signed from Microsoft Corporation - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer, it is considered to be an essential process that needs to actively run in the background. This simply means that the arkbcfltr.sys file must not be terminated, stopped or deleted from the system, as it can disable its function, except if it is causing errors or problems that affect the performance of the computer system, whether it is one of the new or old versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,such as Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Wi

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. arkbcfltr.sys. is used by Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver, If you shut down arkbcfltr.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop arkbcfltr.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed arkbcfltr.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if arkbcfltr.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that arkbcfltr.sys, belongs to, in this case Microsoft AR PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver