The hcenter.exe file is the process called Help Center that is used by the application BellSouth FastAccess DSL created by BellSouth under AT&T Intellectual Property. It is not a system process. It is not a core file for Windows that means the operating system can run without requiring this process. This program uses a visible window. The program runs when you load Windows. It uses the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run . The hcenter.exe process can monitor programs. BellSouth FastAccess DSL provides DSL connection for home users, for small businesses and for the enterprise. BellSouth.com provides online features that are compatible only with newer browsers. AT&T is a provider of wireless and wired broadband services. FastAccess DSL offers Internet connection with fast speed for home and mobile. It lets you surf and talk simultaneously by adding Internet to AT&T home phone service. You may also have Internet service without phone line connection.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as BellSouth FastAccess DSL, 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 hcenter.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 hcenter.exe, belongs to, in this case BellSouth FastAccess DSL