The realplayer.exe file is an executable type of process that is part of the popular multimedia software called RealPlayer, which is proudly developed and offered by RealNetworks Inc. The program RealPlayer is basically a media player that allows a user to watch video streaming and play music. It comes with an intuitive easy-to-manage user interface, and a page that shows the options and the latest features. This program is more than just a media player application, because it has other tasks and functions too. What the realplayer.exe file does also include the scanning for existing video files or related media in the computer, downloading of videos from the Internet, such as the website of YouTube and Vimeo, and converting video contents or audio files into a great range of file formats. There is also the option to use Private Mode, which enables a user to download videos and audios, then store them in the computer or library with a PIN. The program does allow signing into social network account like Facebook to view recently uploaded videos from the newsfeed.

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

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