The control.exe process file is an important component of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. It controls, manages, and integrates the computer hardware and coordinates the remote activities as well as data sharing when activated. Control.exe acts as the host for all the application programs in the entire machine. The Windows Control Panel serves as the control.exe interface. In it houses all the running programs and functions in the system, accessed by clicking on the Start button and selecting to display the Control Panel item. Control.exe has two ways of display method: the Category View where the icons are shown in categorized order, and the Classic View where the icons are displayed individually. The control.exe process is applicable to the different DLL file types as it has a generic syntax, providing the user easy configuration of the computing environment. Thus, allowing an advanced user view, manipulation, and utilization of system settings.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows Operating System, 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 control.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 control.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows Operating System