Microsoft Search Enhancement Pack features an application known as Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker for the Microsoft Bing Bar, which comes with the executable file seaport.exe. In most instances, users are unaware that the file has been installed into their system. Generally, the file is installed when you install any of Microsoft’s Live Windows applications, i.e. Live Messenger, Live Toolbar, Live Mail, or Live Writer. The file is responsible for searching for updates for the Windows Live applications that you have installed on the computer. If any updates are found, it will automatically update the application; or it will prompt you that an update is ready to install. Users find that the process consumes a large percentage of CPU resources, which then compels them to disable the file from running as a startup service. The startup name for the process is SeaPort. It has a known file size of 221.34 KB. You can find it saved in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\seaport.exe.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker for the Microsoft Bing Bar, 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 seaport.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 seaport.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft SeaPort Search Enhancement Broker for the Microsoft Bing Bar