The ir.exe process, which is a component of Hauppauge WinTV Infrared Remote or also known as Hauppauge Computer Works IR, is referred to as IR Remote created by Hauppauge Computer Works. IR Remote features three major elements, which are transmitter that sends infrared signals to receiver, receiver that is connected to the card of WinTV through a cable, and IR software that interprets the infrared signals. This is used primarily for WinTV that enables a person to control the WinTV program even from a distance. In most occasions, the Hauppauge WinTV Infrared Remote or IR Remote is installed from the setup menu of WinTV application, but in case there is not, the user needs to download it separately. As a main component, the ir.exe file runs in the background to check if the receiver is getting a signal from its transmitter, and ultimately sends command to Windows. It means the ir.exe file is essential to be executed if IR Remote is desired or needed to use.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hauppauge WinTV Infrared Remote, 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 ir.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 ir.exe, belongs to, in this case Hauppauge WinTV Infrared Remote