The dvdlauncher.exe file is related to the Cyberlink PowerCinema software. The file may be installed manually, but for most users, they already found the file installed on their units, upon purchase. The typical file path is C:\Program Files\Cyberlink\PowerDVD\dvdlauncher.exe. The process executed with the file is known as Cybelink PowerCinema Resident Program. Its average file size is 56 KB. The process is mainly responsible for the system being able to read your DVDs and allowing these to run when inserted through the internal or external DVD device. Users who do not usually watch DVDs prefer to disable the file to save up on disk space, and because it is a non-system file, disabling it should not cause errors or issues with your computer system. There were reports of the file being used as a mask by a Trojan, to evade detection. The Trojan however, was mostly detected in systems without the PowerCinema software installed.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Cyberlink PowerCinema Resident Program, 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 dvdlauncher.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 dvdlauncher.exe, belongs to, in this case Cyberlink PowerCinema Resident Program