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How to remove an ACPIEC error


ACPIEC.sys is a Windows driver. A driver is a small software program that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or connected devices. This means that a driver has direct access to the internals of the OS, hardware etc.
The free file information forum can help you determine if ACPIEC.sys belonging to the Windows system or an application you can trust.

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ACPIEC.sys file information

The process known as ACPI Embedded Controller Driver belongs to software Microsoft Embedded Controller Driver or Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: ACPIEC.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 11,648 bytes (66% of all occurrences), 12,160 bytes, 11,776 bytes or 11,904 bytes. http://www.file.net/process/acpiec.sys.html 
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. It is a Windows system file. The program is not visible. File ACPIEC.sys is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. The service has no detailed description. Program is not active. ACPIEC.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 1% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Recommended: Identify ACPIEC.sys related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as ACPIEC.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the ACPIEC.sys process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.



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This is the ACPI driver and reflects the contents of the board/bios ACPI tables
  Rod Dewel  
ACPI Embedded Controller Driver
   
acpiec.sys is part of Windows and is ACPI Embedded Controller Driver
  Jessica  
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Summary: Average user rating of ACPIEC.sys: based on 10 votes with 3 reviews.
9 users think ACPIEC.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user suspect danger.


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