Sentinel Protection Server for SuperPro and UltraPro Network Keys and Sentinel Protection Installer are processes related to the executable file spnsrvnt.exe. The file’s default location is the subfolder Common Files in C:\Program Files. It has a file path of C:\Program Files\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel Protection Server\WinNT\ spnsrvnt.exe. The file enables computer systems to recognize portable devices inserted into the USB slot. More specifically, the file serves as a USB dongle. The system will read devices inserted into the USB port, and if this is the first time that the device was inserted, the file will then enable the system to establish a connection with the device. When the file is inserted once again, the dongle driver installed in the system will recognize the device and allow the device to run. The file also enables some software programs to run when the corresponding USB dongle device is connected to the USB slot. Dismounting the dongle device from the USB port will prevent the software from launching.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Sentinel Protection Installer, 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 spnsrvnt.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 spnsrvnt.exe, belongs to, in this case Sentinel Protection Installer