The secpol.exe file is also recognized as Operating System Microsoft Windows developed by Microsoft. This program file functions as the computer’s operating system. This EXE program file is executed as a process and can create another process on disks. It is also able to delete or remove current processes on computer disks. It has a virtual memory space which is inserted with a code by other programs and computer applications. This program file is listed to be under the dynamic link library files. DLL files are able to connect with other devices attached to the computer. Thus, it can establish communications to other devices. The secpol.exe process file can be found and located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder with a recorded file size of 861,696 bytes. A USB port is needed for this program file to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) or the Internet.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Operating System 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 secpol.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 secpol.exe, belongs to, in this case Operating System Microsoft Windows