What is ceaudio.ax doing on my computer?

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

Is ceaudio.ax harmful?

ceaudio.ax has not been assigned a security rating yet. The ceaudio.ax file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\ulead systems\ulead dvd player. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove ceaudio.ax?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ceaudio.ax is used by 'DVD Audio Decoder Filter'. This is an application created by 'Ulead Systems, Inc.'.

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

Is ceaudio.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 ceaudio.ax giving me errors?

Most ceaudio 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 Ulead Systems, Inc. website for the latest DVD Audio Decoder Filter update.