What does the brss01a.exe file do?
The brss01a.exe process is also known as brss01a.exe and is a part of brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe. This software is produced by brother Industries (www.brother.com). An outdated or faulty version of brss01a.exe can cause problems for your computer, ranging from slowness to error messages like these:
- brss01a.exe has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem... (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- brss01a.exe has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- brss01a.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
- Access violation at address FFFFFFFF in module brss01a.exe. Read of address 00000000.
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What you should know about brss01a.exe brss01a.exe
brss01a.exe is not part of Windows, but it is important nonetheless. Brss01a.exe is found in the C:\Windows\System32 directory or sometimes in a subdirectory of C:\Windows.
The file size is 45,056 bytes.
The program executes in the background, and can only be terminated using Windows Task Manager. Brss01a.exe is no part of Microsoft Windows. The file is not a Windows system file, but it is nontheless located in the C:\Windows folder.
For this reason, 42% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves brss01a.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.
What do other computer users say about brss01a?
brss01a.exe is a process which is used by the Brother Print Processor (the Brother Print processor is an integral part of most Brother printer drivers). Terminating these processes will cause your PC to not be able to communicate with the Brother device if it is connected via the Parallel, USB or network interface. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems. Abraham | |
Printer Driver Clay | |
This file runs your Brother printer Jacob | |
Brother Printer File Bro. Paul | |
it is a Brother Print Processor ... isaac |
Summary: 10 users consider brss01a.exe essential and should not be removed. 2 users consider it harmless. For this reason, one user has already deleted brss01a.exe. source: file.net
How to uninstall brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe
To remove brss01a.exe from your computer, please follow the manual instructions below.
- Click the Windows Start Button. You can find it in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
- Type 'uninstall'.
- Click Add or remove programs.
- Now locate brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe in the list of displayed applications.
- Click the program, and then click Uninstall.


How to check if brss01a.exe (brss01a.exe) was uninstalled completely
After uninstalling, restart your computer. Then open Windows Explorer and check if a folder with the software name still exists under C:\Program Files. Also, check the Registry for remnants of brss01a.exe. To do this, start Regedit, then look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software for: brss01a.exe or the name of the producer. Keep in mind that only a computer professional should delete entries in the Windows Registry directly.
Last but not least
If Windows is not working properly, startup is slow, or brss01a.exe is causing problems, a good Windows diagnostic tool may help. This is especially effective when it comes to older computers that have accumulated vast quantities of "garbage data" as the result of many software installs and uninstalls.
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