The tpshocks.exe file is an active protection system relative to the ones for the hard drive in IBM ThinkPads. This EXE file’s protection mode is activated in the event of quick, rapid movements to secure that there are no possible damages done to the data contained in the hard drive. Start-ups are essential to run by this EXE file in order to supervise the protection of the new IBM ThinkPad models, which includes: T40, T41, T42, R50 and R51. Besides computer-related issues, the tpshocks.exe process has some practical uses. IBM Thinkpads provides a damage prediction system based on their hardware and software components which allow them to make use of the Hard Drive Active Protection System’s sensors in order predict when an automobile will deploy airbags. Contained on the motherboard is a motion detector called an accelerometer that senses physical acceleration. The tpshocks.exe process allows for the software component to receive and interpret signals from the accelerometer that will be detected based on the motion or vibration.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as IBM ThinkPads, 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 tpshocks.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 tpshocks.exe, belongs to, in this case IBM ThinkPads