What is agentinstall.dll doing on my computer?

agentinstall.dll is a module belonging to N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe from N-able Technologies.
Non-system processes like agentinstall.dll 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 AgentIns 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 agentinstall.dll is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe on your PC, the commands contained in agentinstall.dll will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a AgentIns process (also called a task).

Is agentinstall.dll harmful?

agentinstall.dll has not been assigned a security rating yet. The agentinstall.dll file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\windows software probe. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove agentinstall.dll?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. agentinstall.dll is used by 'N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe'. This is an application created by 'N-able Technologies'.

If you no longer use N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe, you can permanently remove this software and thus agentinstall.dll from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is agentinstall.dll 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 agentinstall.dll giving me errors?

Most agentinstall 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 N-able Technologies website for the latest N-able Technologies Inc. Windows Software Probe update.