The hcwpvrp2.sys file is the process called WinTV PVR PCI II WDM Video Capture used by the application Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II Encoder/Decoder created by Hauppauge Computer Works. This process file is a driver. It is not a core file for Windows. It does not have a visible window. It is a safe process with digital signature certified by Microsoft. A driver serves as an applicaton that controls or operates a particular device connected to the computer. It usually communicates with the device by means of a communications subsystem or a computer bus that is connected to the hardware. The driver directs commands to the connected device when a program sends instructions to perform a certain task. When the device sends data back, the driver will call for routines from the program. A driver acts as translator between the operating system or application and the hardware to simplify programming.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hcwpvrp2.sys. is used by Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II Encoder/Decoder, If you shut down hcwpvrp2.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hcwpvrp2.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II Encoder/Decoder, 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 hcwpvrp2.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II Encoder/Decoder, 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 hcwpvrp2.sys. 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 hcwpvrp2.sys, belongs to, in this case Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II Encoder/Decoder