The updatecenterservice.exe file is an executable application resource distributed with other EXE program files, certain SYS driver files, some modular Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files, particular background processes and various associated components that are used by the NVIDIA System Monitor software. This application is a Windows program that is bundled with the firmware distributions and driver software packages of certain NVIDIA hardware components and devices. The updatecenterservice.exe file is specifically deployed as a resource process of the NVIDIA Update Center Service module, which is an applet built into the NVIDIA System Monitor software. This module is responsible for checking driver updates and firmware upgrades from NVIDIA servers for the particular NVIDIA chipsets and devices that are connected to the Windows-based computer. The updatecenterservice.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation and configuration of the firmware and driver software components that are associated with the NVIDIA System Monitor software and the specific NVIDIA devices and chipsets integrated into the Windows-based computer.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as NVIDIA System Monitor and NVIDIA Update Center Service Module, 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 updatecenterservice.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 updatecenterservice.exe, belongs to, in this case NVIDIA System Monitor and NVIDIA Update Center Service Module