The pcsws.exe process is the executable file for Personal Communications WorkStation, a collection of wireless communication tools which allow personal mobility, terminal mobility, and the ability to manage service profiles by providing advanced services like cellular and paging digital services. PCS is the wireless telephone technology that combines broad range of services and features in both the analog and the digital cellular mobile phone systems, and provide users with all-in-one wireless phone messaging, paging, and data services. Personal Communications delivers powerful personal networking to workstations by providing connectivity options that support the LAN or local area network as well as the WAN or wide area network environments. Personal Communications provides an efficient set of networking communications and administrative features. PCS is a complete emulator package which has a user-friendly graphical interface, and includes very useful features that include dynamic file transfer configuration and emulators that include the Access Class Library IBM Host.
How can I stop pcsws.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. pcsws.exe. is used by Personal Communications, If you shut down pcsws.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop pcsws.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Personal Communications, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Personal Communications, 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.
Is pcsws.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if pcsws.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if pcsws.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 pcsws.exe, belongs to, in this case Personal Communications