The process cbidf2k.sys is also known as the CardBus or PCMCIA IDE Miniport Driver that is installed along with the Microsoft Windows Operating System from Microsoft Corporation. This file is a system file which supports the CardBus capability of any portable computer. CardBus is an advanced version of the PC Card where it functions with a direct memory access, faster operating speed, and lower voltage use. The driver software and the system file cbidf2k makes possible for a computer to adapt to both a PC Card and a CardBus, whichever is inserted and attached. This file acts as a translator in order for the computer to access the attached CardBus and store necessary information as needed. The file cbidf2k.sys is located inside the drivers subfolder of the windows folder inside the local drive directory. File size for this system file is approximately 14 KB.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cbidf2k.sys. is used by Microsoft Windows Operating System, If you shut down cbidf2k.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cbidf2k.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Windows Operating System, 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 cbidf2k.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows Operating System, 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 cbidf2k.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 cbidf2k.sys, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows Operating System