Acs.exe is the executable file for Atheros Configuration Service, a program which facilitates configuration and operation of wireless devices and drivers of wireless cards using the Atheros chipset which includes D-Link, Linksys, and Netgear cards. The Atheros Configuration Service gives access to a single sign on and communication mechanism to the supplicant for the purpose of security negotiation. ACS or Atheros Configuration Service is a program that also handles the authentication of the wireless configuration, an alternative to the built-in WRZ or Windows Wireless Zero Configuration service contained in wireless devices. Although the acs.exe process is not among the essential components of the operating system, disabling or terminating the application is not recommended as it will cause malfunction of the wireless functionality of the machine, together with the programs related to it. Disabling the process is only possible if not using the wi-fi service. When enabled, ACS handles all wireless activities and processes, not the Windows.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Advanced SystemCare, 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 asc.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 asc.exe, belongs to, in this case Advanced SystemCare