The process msinfo.exe, which is an instance of an executable or EXE file, is a part of the program System Information Tool, which is created by Microsoft Corporation. System Information Tool, which is a type of utility and operating system tool, is basically a part of the version of Microsoft Windows Operating System, namely Windows XP, and is designed to collect information about the system, which includes devices that are newly and currently installed and drivers for those devices or programs that run or launched on the computer. After which, it is able to provide a menu that displays topics regarding system. For users, this tool is a very useful one as it helps them diagnose any computer related issues, since it has the capability to access to tools that can be used for PC troubleshooting. Therefore, msinfo.exe is considered an essential module that must not be deleted, unless it is causing problems that affect the system performance.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as System Information Tool , 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 msinfo.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 msinfo.exe, belongs to, in this case System Information Tool