The wmpenc.exe process is also known as the Windows Media Player Encoder Helper and it belongs to the software Microsoft Media Player or Microsoft Windows Operating System, being owned by the Microsoft Corporation. There is minimal information gathered regarding this process. The process contains no visible window. It is a Microsoft signed file and it is not a Windows core file. The process contains a security rating of 16% dangerous, which makes it relatively safe to run according to the users; it is generally better if the user runs this process under careful conditions within his or her computer system; in order to lessen any possible threats to the user’s computer system, the user needs to be aware of the possibilities that this process may contain some possible dangers, such as spyware, virus, worm, and any other potential dangers (which makes this process vulnerable to virus writers) that needs to be conscious of, as well taking immediate measures which can be performed whenever this program is being run in order to ensure the security for the user’s computer system. It may be advisable to keep this program running and not removed it as removing it might cause the computer system to behave in an obnoxious manner.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows Media Player Encoder Helper, 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 wmpenc.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 wmpenc.exe, belongs to, in this case Windows Media Player Encoder Helper