Associated Program:
Acer Empowering Technology or Acer ePower Management
Programm Category:
Utilities & Operating Systems Software
What is epowersvc.exe
WMIServi Application, or ePowerSvc, is the service name of the file epowersvc.exe, a type of an executable process, and is a part of the software Acer ePower Management, or Acer Empowering Technology, or Gateway Power Management, or eMachines Power Management, which is created by Acer Incorporated. Acer ePower Management, also called as Acer ePower, is a power management utility tool that is pre-insatalled on Acer laptops or notebooks, and is used to enable the selection of an active profile, as well as base working options. This software is also able to allow a user to adjust the brightness of the monitor, as well as the productivity of the processor, the time of monitor blanking, and the mode of the computer from turn-on to sleeping mode. The file process epowersvc.exe is a component of this application, it is essential to keep it running in the background. Also, this file has a digital signature from Acer Incorporated - Symantec Time Stamping Services Signer - G3.
How can I stop epowersvc.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. epowersvc.exe. is used by Acer Empowering Technology or Acer ePower Management, If you shut down epowersvc.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop epowersvc.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Acer Empowering Technology or Acer ePower Management, 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Acer Empowering Technology or Acer ePower Management, 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.
Is epowersvc.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if epowersvc.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if epowersvc.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 epowersvc.exe, belongs to, in this case Acer Empowering Technology or Acer ePower Management