The iwctrl.exe process is an EXE application resource file that is used alongside other executable program files, certain application-specific DLL (Dynamic Link Library) modules, some SYS driver utilities, specific background process items and various components that belong to the Pinnacle InstantWrite software. The iwctrl.exe process is distributed together with these other component resources in the installer distribution packages of the Pinnacle InstantWrite application, which also means the iwctrl.exe file and these other resource files are placed in the system upon the installation of the Pinnacle InstantWrite program. The iwctrl.exe process is specifically deployed as one of the components of the InstantWrite Control Center module, which is an applet built into the Pinnacle InstantWrite software, which is a Windows program that was developed by Pinnacle Systems with a set of features for creating and editing the content of CD/DVD/Blue-Ray data disks via drag and drop functionalities.

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