Part of the ConfigFree software developed by Toshiba Corporation, cfsserv.exe or ConfigFree Search Service is the application software for both wired and wireless communications in mobile computing using portable devices such as laptops, notebooks, and handheld devices as well. CFSServ.exe is the search point of ConfigFree, and is especially designed and programmed to suit Toshiba mobile devices/equipments, providing user configuration control across network communications. CFSServ.exe is a 32-bit program that executes with user account privileges when logged in, and is activated via the explorer.exe process upon system startup launch. CFSServ.exe displays active Wi-Fi and 802.11b nearby access points and ad-hoc networks within a radar screen. The version 4.0 of ConfigFree for notebooks allows users the searching abilities for Bluetooth-enabled devices to establish connection to authorized wireless devices detected or found. The devices with stronger radio signals are positioned nearer to the radius center, while the devices with weaker signals are likewise positioned farther.

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

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