The fgkey.exe file is the process called Folder Guard Utility that is used by the application Folder Guard developed by WinAbility Software. The location of this executable file is in the C:\Program Files subfolder. Known sizes for this file include 126,976 bytes, 118,600 bytes with 25% occurrence and 6 other variants. The fgkey.exe file is a non-system process on Windows. The program loads when you start Windows. The registry key for this process is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. The fgkey.exe file has a digital signature from WinAbility Software Corp. with certificate issued by VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer. This process automatically starts on services installed, running processes and the local machine for autorun registry entries. Folder Guard is a security software that allows you to control access to folders, files and other resources on Windows such as the Control Panel and Start Menu. It enables you to lock personal folders and files using passwords. You can make private folders invisible until you enter the right password.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Folder Guard, 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 fgkey.exe. 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 fgkey.exe, belongs to, in this case Folder Guard