The background process eapsvc.dll is also referred to as Microsoft Extensible Authentication Protocol EAPHost Service and it supports the Microsoft Windows Operating System developed by Microsoft Corporation. This file is a dynamic link library (DLL) file that runs as a support for EAPHost Service of the operating system. It runs along with other dll files such as Ole32.dll and Ntdll.dll among others. The main function of this dll file is to provide authentication for the computer when connecting to an internet connection. This is a core component of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and should not be removed or disabled. The file is located inside the System 32 subfolder of the Windows folder inside the local drive directory. File size for eapsvc.dll is approximately 33 KB.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as  Microsoft® Windows® Operating System , 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 eapsvc.dll. 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 eapsvc.dll, belongs to, in this case  Microsoft® Windows® Operating System