The file hamachi.sys, known as Hamachi Virtual Network Interface Driver, belongs to software Hamachi Virtual Network Interface Driver by Applied network. Hamachi Virtual network is a hosted VPN (Virtual Private network) service that securely connects networks and devices, extending LAN-like network connectivity to distributed teams, business applications, and mobile users. The driver supported by the file hamachi.sys contains the codes that are called upon when a device connected to the Hamachi Virtual Network executes its functionality and connects with the virtual network. Users of the Hamachi virtual network can create secure virtual networks on demand, both across public and private networks. Hamachi offers a free version of its Virtual Network Interface, which is for non-commercial use and limited to sixteen networked computers. The application that can be used to remotely network printers, cameras, and gaming consoles runs in the background so the user will have access whenever the virtual connection is needed.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hamachi Virtual Network Interface, 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 hamachi.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 hamachi.sys, belongs to, in this case Hamachi Virtual Network Interface