AVG Launcher (AVG 7.5 Launcher or AVG 7.0 Launcher or AVG 7.1 Launcher) is the term used for the process avgw.exe, which is an EXE file component of the software product brands AVG Anti-Virus system, AVG Anti-Virus System, AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System, Acoustica Effects Pack, and AVG Internet Security, which are all security programs developed by AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o, or GRISOFT, s.r.o. The file avgw.exe is a process that is designed to configure the antivirus program, enabling or disabling the firewall, as well as scheduling the scanning of files, folders and other data stored within the computer, where the security application is installed. The antivirus program that houses the file is basically a type of a security application, so the avgw.exe process is related to the function of protecting the computer against threats, like viruses, worms, spyware, and malware, and an essential module that must keep running in the system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avgw.exe. is used by AVG Anti-Virus system or AVG Anti-Virus System or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System or Acoustica Effects Pack or AVG, If you shut down avgw.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avgw.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AVG Anti-Virus system or AVG Anti-Virus System or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System or Acoustica Effects Pack or AVG, 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 avgw.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AVG Anti-Virus system or AVG Anti-Virus System or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System or Acoustica Effects Pack or AVG, 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 avgw.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 avgw.exe, belongs to, in this case AVG Anti-Virus system or AVG Anti-Virus System or AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus System or Acoustica Effects Pack or AVG