ocsinventory.exe
ocsinventory.exe
Process name: OCSInventory
Application using this process: Open Computers and Software Inventory
File location: C:\Program Files\ocs inventory agent
Recommended: Check your system for ocsinventory.exe problems
What is ocsinventory.exe doing on my computer?
ocsinventory.exe is a process belonging to Open Computers and Software Inventory from http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org.
Non-system processes like ocsinventory.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.
In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the OCSInventory process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.
The ocsinventory.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Open Computers and Software Inventory on your PC, the commands contained in ocsinventory.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a OCSInventory process (also called a task).
Is ocsinventory.exe harmful?
ocsinventory.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The ocsinventory.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\ocs inventory agent. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.
Can I stop or remove ocsinventory.exe?
Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system.
ocsinventory.exe is used by 'Open Computers and Software Inventory'. This is an application created by 'http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org'.
If you no longer use Open Computers and Software Inventory, you can permanently remove this software and thus ocsinventory.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Open Computers and Software Inventory in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.
Is ocsinventory.exe CPU intensive?
This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.
Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.
Why is ocsinventory.exe giving me errors?
Most ocsinventory issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org website for the latest Open Computers and Software Inventory update.
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