The aexnsclient.exe process is an EXE application file placed in client systems by the Altiris OS Deployment Solutions software, which is a Windows program classified as an IT asset management application developed by Symantec with a set of features for organizing and managing software details and hardware specifications of server and client computers that are connected to LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wireless Area Networks) or remote networks. The aexnsclient.exe process is specifically implemented to assist the Altiris OS Deployment Solutions software in monitoring client systems and notifying users and network administrators about required software upgrades or available updates for the installed applications in client computers. With the aexnsclient.exe process and other associated resource files and libraries of this software, the Altiris OS Deployment Solutions program can be used by IT personnel and network administrators to remotely install these software upgrades or updates in client systems. The aexnsclient.exe file is deployed into the system upon the installation of the Altiris OS Deployment Solutions application.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Symantec Altiris OS Deployment Solutions, 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 aexnsclient.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 aexnsclient.exe, belongs to, in this case Symantec Altiris OS Deployment Solutions