PowerDVD RC Service is the other name of the file pdvdserv.exe. The file literally belongs to the software called PowerDVD. The software was owned and developed by the Cyberlink Company. The program is launched when playing a DVD format videos. The file can by usually located in the C:\Program Files\Cyberlink\PowerDVD. The usual size of the file is 32,768 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). But the file size may vary when used in different version of Operating System such as the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The program starts during the Windows start up and has the registry key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. If 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 installed with. This can be done by the use of the Add/Remove Program Utility located in the Control Panel of Windows Operating System.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Power DVD, 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 pdvdserv.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 pdvdserv.exe, belongs to, in this case Power DVD