Msinfo32.exe is the file executable for System Information, a software that compiles technical information about the installed hardware, drivers, devices, applications, system software programs, system settings, and kernel extensions that are installed in the host computer. Originally named System Profiler, it exports information as plain text, an RTF, or XML format to diagnose problems. The System Profiler enables the user to send information and messages to Apple directly as desired. It supports scripting automation via the AppleScript and Automator. The System Information utility is derived from the field service diagnostics produced by the Apple's Service Diagnostic Engineering, bundled with the Macintosh operating system when it was then called Apple System Profiler. It was sometime between versions 10.6.8 and 10.7.2 when System Profiler changed its name to System Information. The System Information is also accessed via the "system_profiler" command by the Terminal application. To obtain information from the program itself, the user can try to execute the command system_profiler- h or system_profiler in a system operation terminal application.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. msinfo32.exe. is used by System Information Tool, If you shut down msinfo32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop msinfo32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is System Information Tool, 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 msinfo32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as System Information Tool, 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 msinfo32.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 msinfo32.exe, belongs to, in this case System Information Tool