What is atari icon.exe doing on my computer?

atari icon.exe is a process belonging to Atari Arcade Hits 2 from Infogrames.
Non-system processes like atari icon.exe 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 Arcade 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 atari icon.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Atari Arcade Hits 2 on your PC, the commands contained in atari icon.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Arcade process (also called a task).

Is atari icon.exe harmful?

atari icon.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The atari icon.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\infogrames\atari anniversary edition\volume 2. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove atari icon.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. atari icon.exe is used by 'Atari Arcade Hits 2'. This is an application created by 'Infogrames'.

If you no longer use Atari Arcade Hits 2, you can permanently remove this software and thus atari icon.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Atari Arcade Hits 2 in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is atari icon.exe 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 atari icon.exe giving me errors?

Most atari icon 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 Infogrames website for the latest Atari Arcade Hits 2 update.