The file ihl2.exe is literally from the software called Steam which was owned and developed by the Valve Company. The software is a Video Game. The file can be usually located in the C: directory and under the Program Files folder. The size of the file is usually 106,496 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). But the size of the file may vary when installed in different versions of Operating System such as the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The file does not belong to the Windows Core file and is not from the system files too. The file is not a Verisigned file which means this does not belong to the trusted file of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. In case there are problems with the file, the user may have the option to remove the file by removing the entire program in which the file is associated with. The removal process can be done by the use of the Add/Remove Program which is located in the Control Panel of the Microsoft Windows Operating System.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hl2.exe. is used by Steam, If you shut down hl2.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hl2.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Steam, 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 hl2.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Steam, 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 hl2.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 hl2.exe, belongs to, in this case Steam