The process installed through the executable file cleanup.exe is related to disk cleanup. The process goes by several different names, depending on the software that installed it. One such name is Application Cleanup. It is also called Windows Cleanup. Whatever name it goes by however, the file’s primary function is the same across all process names: to clean your PC disks. The process clears up your Temp folder of all the temporary files that were automatically stored in the folder. General location of the file is C:\Windows\System 32. The file runs as a background task but you can disable it if you want to stop it from executing with startup. However, it is recommended that users run the process at regular intervals to remove unnecessary files from your disks. This will provide you with more CPU memory. Usually, file size ranges from 52 KB to 69.3 KB. The file is available for download on the Internet, for free.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Application Cleanup/Windows Cleanup, 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 cleanup.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 cleanup.exe, belongs to, in this case Application Cleanup/Windows Cleanup