Quite often, users of stationary computer and mobile systems, trying to speed up equipment by disabling startup components, encounter an incomprehensible Persistence Module process and try to “kill” it, without understanding what it is. Let's try to briefly talk about the process itself, and also consider general recommendations for disabling services and components downloaded with the operating system.
Persistence at startup: what is it?
Based on the general concept that applies to all startup items, the Persistence service is a system process that starts with the system.
The Igfxpers.exe file, which is located in the System32 system directory of the root directory with the installed "OS", is responsible for its work. If you look at the resources used, you will see that a special place is given to the Persistence module in startup. What is this, not everyone knows. Let us dwell on the details in more detail.
Persistence: what is this program?
In general, the process itself, displayed either as a Persistence service or as an executable file of the igfxpers.exe service, is in most cases associated with nVIDIA video adapters, although such a service may also be present when Intel integrated chipsets are used .
The fact is that in their work, absolutely without exception, the graphics chips of this manufacturer for the use of certain equipment capabilities load, say, drivers or a specialized configuration system.
Considering the question: “Persistence at startup - what is it?”, We can say that this service (process) refers specifically to the system of video card settings by their native means without the use of additional system modules. By the way, this process doesn’t consume resources (only at the time of setting or loading the graphics chipset).
The same situation is observed on mobile gadgets running Windows. The question of the advisability of disabling this process will be considered a little later, but for now we will focus on some general recommendations for disabling any startup component.
Disabling startup items: general rules
So, for starters, let's see how to remove the startup of any item in the simplest way. Here, however, one should take into account the fact that not all services such as Windows system processes or antivirus software can be turned off painlessly (some are activated again after a certain time, others are not turned off at all).
The startup command, or rather, the main menu with the tree of background processes and services, is called in the form of the usual “Task Manager”, a three-finger combination (Ctrl + Alt + Del) or the taskmgr line in the “Run” menu (in turn, this is a combination of Win + R) . This is where the Autostart tab is located, in which there are basic services launched with the system. Naturally, among them you can find the igfxpers.exe process.
To disable any item, just uncheck the process and save the changes. In Windows 10, however, a special shutdown button is used, located at the bottom right. For the changes to take effect, as you probably already understand, the computer must be restarted.
Some features of disabling applications in startup
Unfortunately, not all processes can be disabled in the menu itself. Some of them suggest deactivation exclusively through the service menu or even through changing startup parameters in the system registry.
In addition, in Windows 10, standard access and the startup command are duplicated by the Task Manager. But in lower versions it is strongly recommended to use the msconfig command, after which the menu appears, where, again, there is a corresponding tab. In most cases, it is here that it is best to disable components.
But as for our module, it is disabled in the main section, and intervention in the system configuration is not required.
Using Optimizer Programs
But that is not all. Some hidden processes in the "Task Manager" may not be displayed. Universal utilities called optimizers come to the rescue here.
Practically in any of them there is an autoload control section, and the programs themselves are able to change the standard Windows “Dispatcher” to their own (alternative) one. One of the most noteworthy products is the AVG PC Tune Up package.
Here, the possibilities for managing services and components that start with the system are much greater, although the question "how to remove the startup of a service", in general, is solved similarly to the standard method.
On mobile systems, utilities like CCleaner or 360 Mobile Security are best. The second option is preferable, since the program immediately separates the processes into those that the system needs to work, and those that cannot be disabled or simply not recommended. And the autoload of applications after disabling unnecessary or heavy components will become much faster.
Is it possible to disable the Igfxpers.exe service on desktop computers and laptops?
From the point of view of system performance and video chip tuning, there is nothing wrong with disabling this component. In the presence of a large amount of RAM and a sufficiently powerful modern processor on the system, this will not particularly affect.
Another thing, disabling the service responsible for the operation of the graphics adapter will only lead to the fact that standard settings will be used without taking into account the specifics of all the capabilities of the chipset. In principle, most users will have enough for normal operation. However, gamers who use the capabilities of modern graphics cards to the maximum, this service is very useful. The same fine-tuning of textures in games is impossible without the involvement of this component. So you have to think before deciding to deactivate this service.
Feasibility of disabling the process on mobile devices
With mobile devices, the situation is somewhat more complicated, and disabling the Igfxpers.exe service is not recommended at all.
The simplest example: let's say the user has a tablet that works at a non-standard resolution (say, in 2006, it was a resolution different from the standard 640 x 480 pixels for 7-inch screens). It was the Igfxpers.exe service that allowed it to be supported. In particular, when exiting sleep mode, it allowed synchronizing the display resolution with the settings. When you disable this component, the settings are automatically reset to the default value.
However, in our case, this service is not mandatory for use (again, only for specific settings), because modern mobile chips like nVIDIA Tegra have already very powerful features and characteristics.
Viral affiliation
But not everything is as cloudless as it might seem at first glance. Sometimes processes “eat up” resources at a frantic pace. Persistence is not an exception at startup. What could it be in such a situation? Of course, a virus masquerading as an Igfxpers.exe service. One of the most known threats today is the Win32 virus: Malware-gen, which can not always be removed with standard tools.
It goes without saying that as soon as the user notices a failure (and the service itself in the startup menu, as a rule, does not turn off), it is urgent to check the system with an anti-virus scanner, preferably containing malware search and removal modules of the Malware, Adware and Spyware type . Separately, pay attention to the fact that in the main tree of processes currently active, there can not be more than one line with a link to the Igfxpers.exe component.