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rpcss.dll

Associated Program: Microsoft Windows

Programm Category: Operating System Software

What is rpcss.dll

The rpcss.dll module is a type of a dynamic link library file that pertains to the name Distributed COM Services, which is a part of the program Remote Procedure Call or RPC, also DCOM Server Process Launcher or DcomLaunch, a product made by Microsoft Corporation, exclusively for Windows operating systems. Distributed Component Object Model (COM) or DCOM is one of the technologies that belong to Microsoft COM, which is developed and used to create reusable software components, enable them to communicate, link them up to make other programs, as well as utilize Windows services. For the DCOM services, this is used to offer communication substrate under the infrastructure of COM+ application server, and to solve problems of distributed garbage collection and marshalling. Bottom line is, the rpcss.dll file is an essential module that runs in the background of a Windows PC system. The DCOM Server Process Launcher application is only enabled if the file that supports or executes it exists on the computer.

How can I stop rpcss.dll and should I?

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

Is this a virus or other security concern?

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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows, 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.

Is rpcss.dll known to be bad for my computer's performance?

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.

What can I do if rpcss.dll is causing errors on my computer?

The first thing you should do if rpcss.dll. 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 rpcss.dll, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows

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