The ipassperiodicupdateservice.exe process is an executable program file that is used by the iPass client software, which is a global wireless network access gateway client software that enables subscribers of iPass wireless network connectivity services to quickly configure their Windows-based computers and implement wireless connectivity support into their systems, in order to connect their computers to the iPass global wireless network. The ipassperiodicupdateservice.exe process is specifically deployed by the iPass client software as a component of the iPass Periodic Update Service module, which is an applet built into the iPass client program. The ipassperiodicupdateservice.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation and configuration of the iPass client software.

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

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as iPass Client and iPass Periodic Update Service Module, 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 ipassperiodicupdateservice.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 ipassperiodicupdateservice.exe, belongs to, in this case iPass Client and iPass Periodic Update Service Module