Half-Life Launcher is the process name of hl.exe, a Windows executable file that is a part of the software Steam Half-Life Launcher, also known as Half-Life Launcher, which is developed by Valve or Valve, L.L.C. Half-Life is a type of first-person shooter video game, and is a multi-player game that allows a player to compete with other computer users from around the world. Like other multi-player video games, this one has its own goals and levels, which the player needs to achieve in order to move from one setting to another. As its name suggests, Steam Half-Life Launcher is the application that enables the video game to load. The hl.exe file is considered essential if the software that houses it must not be removed or uninstalled. When the program is installed onto the computer, hl.exe is among the components that is also downloaded, stored, and automatically run in the background during the startup of Windows, or when manually executed. Once this file is on the system, it needs to remain active and running to enable the software Half-Life Launcher.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Steam Half-Life Launcher, 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 hl.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 hl.exe, belongs to, in this case Steam Half-Life Launcher