The acachsrv.exe file is a non-system process that is under the product software ActivCard Gold for CAC – PKI. The other names for the software are ActivClient for CAC - PKI Only and ActivClient Mini. This software was created by ActivCard or ActivIdentity. This process is not considered to be CPU Intensive and usually originates from installed software initiated by the user. This process is also known as ActivCard Gold Component or acachsrv. The location of the file is usually in the C:\Program Files\Common Files with file sizes normally ranging from 74,240 bytes to 139,264 bytes. This file does not have a visible window and is able to hide itself. This process is considered safe and can be disabled since this is not a critical component of the system. The process can be viewed running in Task Manager as process acachsrv.exe. Error on this file can be fixed by uninstalling and re-installing the associated program.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as ActivCard, 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 acachsrv.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 acachsrv.exe, belongs to, in this case ActivCard