The standby.exe file is an executable process and a part of the Standby Service program, which is a product created and digitally signed (VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2) by Cored Corporation. The main function of the file process standby.exe is to scan the computer hard disk, and built a list of DLLs (Dynamic Link Library) in a single file known as StandbyList.dat, which is then located in the folder PSP X3, and stored in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Corel\Standby\1.0\ImageLists\PaintShop Photo Pro. After that, the same process continues and keeps scanning all those files repeatedly, and sometimes loads the DLL to read resources. Other than those tasks, the standby.exe file has the capability to support some command line switches, which include the Start, Restart, Stop, Scan, and ScanWom command lines. Due to its essential function, the standby.exe file must be retained in its folder or in the system, and not deleted.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Standby Service, 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 standby.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 standby.exe, belongs to, in this case Standby Service