The file brctrlcntr.exe is known by the service name ControlCenter Main Process, and is a component of the program Brother ControlCenter, which is a type of printer management software created by Brother Industries Ltd. Brother ControlCenter basically allows a user to make profiles, as well as customize the settings that are able to create efficient printing and scanning. With these functions, brctrlcntr.exe is one of the components that complete them, so it is considered an essential process that needs to remain stored and running in the background of the computer system. Whichever Microsoft Windows Operating Systems is used, this particular file works, as long as the software is successfully installed onto the computer. Once downloaded, this component automatically runs and launches itself. Unless it is causing problems, brctrlcntr.exe is not recommended to be removed or stopped, because it has a particular task that makes the functionality of the software to properly work.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Brother ControlCenter, 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 brctrlcntr.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 brctrlcntr.exe, belongs to, in this case Brother ControlCenter