What is asw.dll doing on my computer?

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Non-system processes like asw.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 Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard 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 asw.dll is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard on your PC, the commands contained in asw.dll will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard process (also called a task).

Is asw.dll harmful?

asw.dll has not been assigned a security rating yet.

Can I stop or remove asw.dll?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. asw.dll is used by 'Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard'. To stop asw.dll permanently uninstall 'Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard' from your system.

Is asw.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 asw.dll giving me errors?

Most asw 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 website for the latest Yahoo! Audio Setup Wizard update.