The crauto.exe process is an executable component file of the Paragon Encrypted Disk software, which is a Windows program classified as a data security application with a set of features for encrypting a user's files and folders, or even entire file directories or content libraries, and for storing encrypted data in disk images to implement maximum cryptographic data security protocols. The crauto.exe process is specifically deployed into the Windows-based system by the Paragon Encrypted Disk software to assist in implementing its cryptographic data security protocols and disk image creation and encrypting functionalities. The Paragon Encrypted Disk software also uses the crauto.exe process to aid in the integration of its features for mounting and unmounting these encrypted disk images into virtual drives that can be configured with the Paragon Encrypted Disk application. The crauto.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of the Paragon Encrypted Disk software.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Paragon Encrypted Disk, 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 crauto.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 crauto.exe, belongs to, in this case Paragon Encrypted Disk