The vistadrive.exe process is also known as the Default Icon Changer. There is minimal information gathered regarding this process. The process is not a Windows core file. It contains no visible window. It is located within the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. It can alter the behavior of other programs, as well as manipulate other programs. It can also record inputs and monitor applications. This process is loaded during the boot process of Windows. The process contains a security rating of 92% dangerous, which makes it highly risky according to the users; it is generally wiser if the user operates this process under careful conditions within his or her computer system; in order to mitigate any potential threats to the user’s computer system, the user needs to be aware of the possibilities that this process may contain some possible infections, such as Trojans, adware, worm, and any other potential infections (which makes this process vulnerable to virus writers) that needs to be aware of, as well taking immediate measures which can be performed whenever this program is being operated in order to utilize the security for the user’s computer system. It may be advisable to keep this program operating and not terminating it as terminating it might cause the computer system to behave in an unorthodox manner.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Default Icon Changer, 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 vistadrive.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 vistadrive.exe, belongs to, in this case Default Icon Changer