What is ac3audio.ax doing on my computer?

ac3audio.ax is a module belonging to AC3 Audio Decoder from Kristal Studio.
Non-system processes like ac3audio.ax 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 ac3Audio.ax 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 ac3audio.ax is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software AC3 Audio Decoder on your PC, the commands contained in ac3audio.ax will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a ac3Audio.ax process (also called a task).

Is ac3audio.ax harmful?

ac3audio.ax has not been assigned a security rating yet. The ac3audio.ax file should be located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove ac3audio.ax?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ac3audio.ax is used by 'AC3 Audio Decoder'. This is an application created by 'Kristal Studio'.

If you no longer use AC3 Audio Decoder, you can permanently remove this software and thus ac3audio.ax from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find AC3 Audio Decoder in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is ac3audio.ax 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 ac3audio.ax giving me errors?

Most ac3audio 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 Kristal Studio website for the latest AC3 Audio Decoder update.