The columbus.exe process is an executable component file of the Columbus suite of applications, which are Windows programs classified as IT asset management and software development tools that were developed by BrainWare to provide users with network management solutions, network hardware and software resource life cycle monitoring processes, software development project deployment systems and group collaboration tracking options. The columbus.exe file is integrated into the system by these Columbus programs to assist in the deployment and implementation of the embedded functionalities provided by these IT network asset management, software development and project tracking applications into Windows-based client workstations. The columbus.exe file is included as one of the EXE component processes bundled along with other resource files and libraries that are packaged into the installer distributions of these Columbus suite of applications from BrainWare.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as BrainWare Columbus Suite, 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 columbus.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 columbus.exe, belongs to, in this case BrainWare Columbus Suite