What is brccmctl.exe doing on my computer?

brccmctl.exe is a Printer Monitor from Brother Industries, Ltd. belonging to Control Center 3
Non-system processes like brccmctl.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 Printer Monitor 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 brccmctl.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Control Center 3 on your PC, the commands contained in brccmctl.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Printer Monitor process (also called a task).

Is brccmctl.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system. The brccmctl.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\brother\controlcenter3. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove brccmctl.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. brccmctl.exe is used by 'Control Center 3'. This is an application created by 'Brother Industries, Ltd.'.

If you no longer use Control Center 3, you can permanently remove this software and thus brccmctl.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Control Center 3 in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is brccmctl.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 brccmctl.exe giving me errors?

Most brccmctl 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 Brother Industries, Ltd. website for the latest Control Center 3 update.