The software Pattin-Couffin is a driver that enables the system to read optical drives, and it installs with the file pcouffin.sys. The file usually installs with CD/DVD drivers, and not necessarily from the Pattin-Couffin software alone. The file is likewise utilized by other applications, which means that uninstalling or removing the file could cause other modules to not run properly. If the file was installed through another driver, i.e. CD/DVD driver, the file will be updated when the program that installed it is updated. There is no need to manually update the file alone. In like manner, the file will automatically update when updates become available, it was installed as a standalone file. So far, the standalone file was not found to be conflicting with other installers for optical drives. With this observation, users decided to keep the file in the system to prevent errors for applications that were possibly accessing the file for support.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Pattin-Couffin , 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 pcouffin.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 pcouffin.sys, belongs to, in this case Pattin-Couffin