One of the components of application programming interfaces or APIs by Microsoft Windows is p_981116.exe. The p_981116.exe file is a process that is considered as the Cabinet Self Extractor, which is to optimize all of the functions of APIs. It is under the program DirectX upgrade, and delivers the upgrade utility of the process to all files, and to eventually simplify, then improve the operations comprehension of any related application used. It has the ability to support the interface of all Microsoft’s applications, using the point and click graphical principle. This file is mostly located in the central processing unit of computers, as well as laptops, with Windows operating system. It is also found in self-playing drives of video games consoles, like Xbox and other optical media players compatible with Microsoft applications. Therefore, this particular file only works in any devices that use Microsoft Windows applications, unless incorporated in a different package with the same compatibility to other programs.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. p_981116.exe. is used by DirectX Upgrade, If you shut down p_981116.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop p_981116.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is DirectX Upgrade, 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 p_981116.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as DirectX Upgrade, 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 p_981116.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 p_981116.exe, belongs to, in this case DirectX Upgrade