Developed by Microsoft Corporation, tscupgrd.exe or Terminal Services Upgrade, is the original name of the Remote Desktop Services process file in Windows Server 2008. The Remote Desktop Services software allows the user to access Windows applications and files on a remote computer in a network by using the RDP or Remote Desktop Protocol. All input is redirected over to the network down to the server, where the tscupgrd.exe application takes place. Microsoft has changed the name Terminal Services into Remote Desktop Services alongside the release of Windows Server 2008 in 2009. Windows added two programs that utilize terminal services: (1) the Remote Assistance which is available in Windows XP versions, and the (2) Remote Desktop which allows the user access to a remote computer and all data in it. Remote Desktop Services is available for Windows 32- and 64-bit system versions, including the Windows Mobile devices and Apple Mac OS X computers.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Remote Desktop Services, 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 tscupgrd.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 tscupgrd.exe, belongs to, in this case Remote Desktop Services