The atikmdag.sys process is also known as the ATI Radeon graphics driver and it is a system driver file. If the user does not plan to use the program that is associated with the atikmdag.sys process, it can be disabled from the startup program so that it can be uninstalled. Errors that are received from the atikmdag.sys process can be negated by uninstalling the program and then re-installing it again in order to refresh the computer system from the process. It can also be recovered in Windows back to a recent Windows backup. Missing files and the like can be re-installed in order to bring back atikmdag.sys file’s functionality back. Basic things like uninstalling and re-installing to a more updated version of the process can restore the functionality of the atikmdag.sys process since the file errors are generally cause by more than just a corrupt or missing files, therefore duplicating files can cause further issues.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. atikmdag.sys. is used by ATI Radeon Graphics Driver, If you shut down atikmdag.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop atikmdag.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is ATI Radeon Graphics Driver, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed atikmdag.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as ATI Radeon Graphics Driver, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if atikmdag.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that atikmdag.sys, belongs to, in this case ATI Radeon Graphics Driver