The file ggviewer.exe, known as Google Deskbar, belongs to software Google Deskbar by Google. Google Deskbar is a utility that allows the user to search the Internet without lifting the fingers from the keyboard. The application installs easily in the Windows taskbar, and the installed deskbar can be used to add preferred search engines or to add keyboard shortcuts for searches. This application allows the user to search using Google even when the browser is not running, and to preview search results in a small inset window that closes automatically. The preview window is a mini-browser that opens when the search result is displayed, and it automatically closes when the user goes to another application. Google Deskbar enables the user to use numerous Google search features like Google News, Google Images, and Froogle, or add favorite search engines and Google Desktop Search. The keyboard shortcuts for multiple Google searches are Ctrl+N for Google News, Ctrl+I for Google Images, and Ctrl+F for Froogle.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Google Desktop, 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 ggviewer.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 ggviewer.exe, belongs to, in this case Google Desktop