The tcpip.sys process is also known as the TCIP/IP Protocol Driver or also known as the TCP/IP Driver and it belongs to the Microsoft Windows operating system, which was developed by Microsoft Corporation. This process is a Windows driver, which is a tiny software program that enables the user’s computer system to communicate with hardware or other connected devices. It can access the internals of the operating system directly, such as the hardware and the like. This is an essential part of the computer system and should not be deleted or removed from the user’s computer system. Doing so may affect the drivers and cause them to behave in an inappropriate manner. The technical security rating of this process is 7% dangerous, making it very safe for the user to operate. Security is ensured within this system and it has very minimal risk, if any, and is unlikely to damage the user’s system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as TCP/IP Protocol Driver, 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 tcpip.sys. 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 tcpip.sys, belongs to, in this case TCP/IP Protocol Driver