The file regsrv.exe is a component of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later versions, Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) or later versions, and Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5) or later versions. There are two versions of regsrv.exe on 64-bit versions of the Windows Operating System. The 64-bit-version is %systemroot%\System32\regsrv32.exe, and the 32-bit version is %systemroot%\SysWoW64\regsrv32.exe. OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) control, such as DLL or ActiveX Controls (OCX) files must be registered to update the Windows registry with the location and capabilities of the file so that a program runs correctly. The process regsrv.exe can be used to troubleshoot some issues with the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows, or other programs that use the regsrv.exe tool to register and unregister OLE controls. OLE enables users to create objects with one application and then link or embed them in a second application. Embedded objects retain their original format and links to the application that created them.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows, 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 regsrv.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 regsrv.exe, belongs to, in this case Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows