The file smwizard.exe, known as SmartWizard MFC Application, belongs to software SmartWizard Application by C-Media Electronics. The company C-Media Electronics manufactures processors for PC audio and USB storage, and wireless audio devices. The process filesmwizard.exe relates to the audio chipsets from C-Media Electronics that has been installed in the motherboard of the computer. It is a component of the audio device driver that is installed in the computer together with the sound card. The chipsets are typically found in a computer sound card, and is the hardware assembly that contains the circuitry for a sound card. It refers to the specifications used to build that particular model of chip. The manufacturer that made the audio chip is not necessarily the manufacturer that made the computer or sound card that contains the chip. To identify the manufacturer of an audio chipset used in the computer, either the user should look for a sticker on the hardware or a manufacturer's name etched into the chip.
How can I stop smwizard.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. smwizard.exe. is used by SmartWizard Application, If you shut down smwizard.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop smwizard.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is SmartWizard Application, 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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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as SmartWizard Application, 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.
Is smwizard.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if smwizard.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if smwizard.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 smwizard.exe, belongs to, in this case SmartWizard Application