Nero BackItUp is the service name called for the process nbkeyscan.exe, which is a type of an executable or EXE file, and is a component of the following software products by Nero AG: Nero 8, Nero 8 Suite, Nero 8 Lite, Nero 7 Essentials, Nero 8 Essentials, Alphabet, and SecurDisc Viewer. Generally all these programs are type of backup software, so wherever the file nbkeyscan.exe belongs to, it is a module that is certainly essential, which means it needs to remain stored, active and running in the background of the computer system, where it has registered itself into the Windows registry, and stored on a folder location, usually in C:\Program Files or C:\Documents and Settings. What the nbkeyscan.exe file does is to help the entire functionality of the program provide local and network-based file backups to the user, and allow the creation of backup copies that are important to keep. In addition, nbkeyscan.exe is a Windows file and works with most versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, like Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. nbkeyscan.exe. is used by Nero 8 or Nero 8 Lite or Nero 7 Essentials or Nero 8 Essentials or Alphabet, If you shut down nbkeyscan.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop nbkeyscan.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Nero 8 or Nero 8 Lite or Nero 7 Essentials or Nero 8 Essentials or Alphabet, 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 nbkeyscan.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Nero 8 or Nero 8 Lite or Nero 7 Essentials or Nero 8 Essentials or Alphabet, 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 nbkeyscan.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 nbkeyscan.exe, belongs to, in this case Nero 8 or Nero 8 Lite or Nero 7 Essentials or Nero 8 Essentials or Alphabet