The process capm3lak.exe is labeled as CAPM3 PSW Launcher, and is a module that is packed in Canon Advanced Printing Technology, which is a part of certain models of printers created by CANON, INC. This file is not essential to the system, but important to the program that houses it, especially the Canon Advanced Printing Technology application. This process serves a launcher that helps keep the printer performs more efficient and more reliable. Deleting this particular file may not slow down the system, but can disable its function, or worse, stop the program from doing printing related tasks. Besides, capm3lak.exe is digitally signed (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher - VeriSign Time Stamping Service), making it a legitimate and safe file to install onto any Windows operated computer, and to use by the system administrator or host user, along with others who have access within the shared or public network.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. capm3lak.exe. is used by Canon Advanced Printing Technology, If you shut down capm3lak.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop capm3lak.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Canon Advanced Printing Technology, 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 capm3lak.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Canon Advanced Printing Technology, 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 capm3lak.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 capm3lak.exe, belongs to, in this case Canon Advanced Printing Technology