The file rmsvc.exe, with process name Media Center RD RM Service, is a process from the Microsoft Windows Media Center. This is a user-invoked program that is used to remove a specific NT service. The Media Center applies to the Home Edition, Enterprise, Ultimate, and Professional editions of Windows 7. It is an entertainment center that allows users to enjoy online shows, watch DVDs, watch, pause and record HDTV, stream music, and a lot more, which makes this application the entertainment hub of Windows 7. It supports many global TV standards and tuners including digital and HD, and plays popular audio and video formats like WMV, AAC, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, 3GP and AVCHD files. The Turbo Scroll feature enables users to quickly zip through available songs and shows to choose from. Users of this application can stream television programs and films through selected services such as Netflix, and with the use of Media Center Extenders like the XBox 360 console, playback these programs on a computer monitor or TV set

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows Media Center, 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 rmsvc.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 rmsvc.exe, belongs to, in this case Windows Media Center