The regsvr32.exe process is also known as the Microsoft Register Server and it belongs to the company of Microsoft Corporation to the product Betriebssystem Microsoft. The regsvr32.exe process is a command-line program in the Microsoft Windows operating systems and is used in registering and unregistering OLE (object linking embedding) controls such as DLLs (dynamic-link library) or ActiveX (OCX) Control files, which are files that are self-registerable. This program may prove to be necessary and useful when troubleshooting issues with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows and many other programs. This program is considered safe, although there are the possibilities that some spyware programs will use this same filename in order to deceive a computer user. This program is considered to be necessary in order for the user’s PC system to work properly therefore it should not be excluded. This program contains no visible window and is considered an unknown file within the Windows folder. It is able to monitor applications and hide itself.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. regsvr32.exe. is used by Microsoft Register Server, If you shut down regsvr32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop regsvr32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Register Server, 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 regsvr32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Register Server, 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 regsvr32.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 regsvr32.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Register Server