The atsvc.exe file refers to the Net Schedule Service App 4.0 or the Windows NT 4.0 Schedule Service. It is an executable file from the Microsoft Windows NT operating system 4.0.27 version developed by Microsoft Corporation. The 4.0.27 version of atsvc.exe file has a size of 22,800 bytes. It is usually found in the directory i386 bearing the creation date December 31, 2005. This application scheduler is designed to be a Windows service. It has similarity to Windows task scheduler although simpler with fewer options for configurations. It uses XML to retrieve and store data. The process uses system threading, system timers and system diagnostics to loop repeatedly through XML data in order to check whether an application has been scheduled to run at present time or not, or to launch a new process using a new thread. All atsvc.exe jobs are defaulted to operate under the same account as the scheduler service itself.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. atsvc.exe. is used by Net ScheduleService, If you shut down atsvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop atsvc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Net ScheduleService, 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 atsvc.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Net ScheduleService, 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 atsvc.exe. 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 atsvc.exe, belongs to, in this case Net ScheduleService