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services.exe

Associated Program: Microsoft Windows

Programm Category: Operating System Software

What is services.exe

Service Control Manager is a Windows system file that is installed onto the system through the executable services.exe file. This process is part of Microsoft’s Services and Controller application. The process is the main component of your Windows OS that is responsible for starting, stopping, and interacting with system processes. This is a console program that the Wininit process launches upon system booting. Eventlog is the name of the Windows service when it runs in the background. The file is protected via Windows File Protection, so programs or other applications will not be able to overwrite it, because it is a critical component of your OS. File directory is C:\Windows\System 32\services.exe. A good number of applications have the services.exe file as their parent process. As for services.exe, its parent process is winlogon.exe. Child processes include spoolsv.exe, svchost.exe, alg.exe, and msiexec.exe. There are only about four GDI Objects associated with the process. Average file size is 105.5 KB.

How can I stop services.exe and should I?

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. services.exe. is used by Microsoft Windows, If you shut down services.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop services.exe, 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 services.exe 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 services.exe is causing errors on my computer?

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

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