RealPlayer which is also known as the realplay.exe file which is from the software called RealPlayer (version 32-bit). The RealPlayer literally belongs to the RealNetworks. The program is a media player that plays audio as well as videos. The file can be usually found in the C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer/ and has the file size of 26,112 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). But the size may differ when using different versions of Operating System. Some of these Operating Systems are the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The program is loaded during the boot process of the Windows Operating System. The registry key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices. The user may remove the file by removing the entire program in which the file is packed with. The removal process can be done using the Add/Remove Program Utility located in the Control Panel of the Microsoft Windows Operating System (OS).

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Real Player, 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 realplay.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 realplay.exe, belongs to, in this case Real Player