What is cam1210.ax doing on my computer?

cam1210.ax is a module belonging to USB Generic PC Camera from USBC.
Non-system processes like cam1210.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 Cam1210 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 cam1210.ax is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software USB Generic PC Camera on your PC, the commands contained in cam1210.ax will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Cam1210 process (also called a task).

Is cam1210.ax harmful?

cam1210.ax has not been assigned a security rating yet. The cam1210.ax file should be located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove cam1210.ax?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cam1210.ax is used by 'USB Generic PC Camera'. This is an application created by 'USBC'.

If you no longer use USB Generic PC Camera, you can permanently remove this software and thus cam1210.ax from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find USB Generic PC Camera in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

Is cam1210.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 cam1210.ax giving me errors?

Most cam1210 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 USBC website for the latest USB Generic PC Camera update.