What is cwservice.exe doing on my computer?

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

Is cwservice.exe harmful?

cwservice.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The cwservice.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\contentwall. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove cwservice.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cwservice.exe is used by 'Contents Wall CwService'. This is an application created by 'Teruten'.

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

Is cwservice.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 cwservice.exe giving me errors?

Most cwservice 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 Teruten website for the latest Contents Wall CwService update.