The auditpol.exe file is the executable process for Audit Policy, a range of technological features intended for effective system network administration, programming, and power management. It includes an entire replacement of the Microsoft Windows setup process complete with rewritten mechanisms for deployment, support for Remote Desktop, health monitoring and diagnostic tools, and Group Policy settings with many new features to the operating system. The major changes brought by Audit Policy are into the Task Scheduler and added Subsystem for Unix, with no compatibility issues. Some of the Audit Policy features are:
• Displayed information about the current policy and its functions
• Command-line tool for Audit Policy settings
• Displayed queries and selectable elements
• Save-to-file function
• Restore points for queries and audit policy settings
• Audit Policy backup and/or reporting
• CSV-loading of Policy Audit via text file format
• Audit Policy options (enable/disable, clear settings, etc.)
• Global access configuration
How can I stop auditpol.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. auditpol.exe. is used by Audit Policies, If you shut down auditpol.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop auditpol.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Audit Policies, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
ReviverSoft Security Verdict
The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed auditpol.exe
Please review auditpol.exe and send me a notification once it has been reviewed.
What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Audit Policies, 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.
Is auditpol.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if auditpol.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if auditpol.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 auditpol.exe, belongs to, in this case Audit Policies