The clientinitiatedstarter.exe file is a Windows process called as Client Initiated Synchronization Starter as its service name, and a component of the program HTC Sync, which is developed by HTC or Teleca. HTC Sync is a type of data transfer and sync software, that is used to connect to the Windows computer, and allows a user to synchronize various menu options, which include Outlook contacts and calendar, or Outlook Express contacts, web browser bookmarks, videos, audios, documents, photos, and other files and third party applications. It enables a user to connect his or her HTC phone to Windows PC, so he or she can access different files for better viewing, sharing, printing, and others. Because of its primary functions, the clientinitiatedstarter.exe file is considered to be essential, and must be remain stored to continue running in the background. Stopping this file does not only execute other processes that call for it, but also disable the program HTC Sync.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HTC Sync, 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 clientinitiatedstarter.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 clientinitiatedstarter.exe, belongs to, in this case HTC Sync