The executable process file gw.exe (version 1.0.0.1) belongs to Guild Wars that is identified as Guild Wars Game Client as developed by the company ArenaNet. The process file is found to be running in the Task Manager as the process file gw.exe and is located in d:\ program files\ guild wars folder as located in the subfolder of C:\ Program Files. On Windows 7 or XP, the process file gw.exe has a memory file size of 8,012,464 bytes (10% of all occurrences), 5,005,312 bytes, and 14 other variants. The process file as a visible window and is digitally signed in which certificate has been signed by ArenaNet, Incorporated and issued by Verisign Time Stamping Services Signer-G2. The process file is not considered as a Windows system file however, has the ability to record inputs and has the ability to listen for, and disseminate data on open ports to the Internet or to the Local Area Network or LAN.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Guild Wars Game Client, 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 gw.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 gw.exe, belongs to, in this case Guild Wars Game Client