The awindis5.sys file is a driver file for Windows. It is the process called AWINDIS NDIS version 5 Protocol Driver that is used by AMBIT WinDis32 Protocol Driver for Windows application created by AMBIT Microsystems. A driver is a component of a software that can communicate with connected or hardware devices. It can access internals of hardware and operating systems directly. The location of this process file is in C:\Windows\System32. The size of the file is 16,194 bytes. It is not a visible program. The awindis5.sys file has no digital signature. It automatically starts up on installed drivers. The AWINDIS NDIS 5.0.13.50 Protocol Driver has an MD5 of f62b70d3209e38a6c19a03109a25b903, SHA1 of 2c84ced400034e208e5c0e1a8c7d436b22706e52 and SHA256 of aae1f82810a43ffadc74bc0a61f0bd721374d0dc4b3b34c218c015f7fb7eedb7. A protocol driver is the one that provides an interface between the redirector and the network. The redirector formats an SMB or server message block request that is forwarded to the protocol driver. The protocol driver will transmit the SMB request to the network, and then record the transfer as an unreliable connectionless datagram or a session.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. awindis5.sys. is used by AMBIT WinDis32 Protocol Driver for Windows, If you shut down awindis5.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop awindis5.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is AMBIT WinDis32 Protocol Driver for Windows, 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.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as AMBIT WinDis32 Protocol Driver for Windows, 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 awindis5.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 awindis5.sys, belongs to, in this case AMBIT WinDis32 Protocol Driver for Windows