The ctnmrun.exe file is an executable component process of the firmware utilities and driver software components that are bundled with Creative Nomad Jukebox devices, which are external MP3 and digital audio players developed by Creative Technology for Windows-based computers equipped with compatible motherboards. This means the ctnmrun.exe file is integrated into the Windows-based computer upon the installation of these Creative Nomad Jukebox device driver utilities and firmware resources. The ctnmrun.exe process is specifically deployed into the Windows-based system by these Creative Nomad Jukebox firmware components and drivers as the executable program dispatcher file of the Creative Nomad Detector application, which is a small built-in program that implements real time monitoring and detection functionalities into the computer for these external Creative Nomad Jukebox players. This means the ctnmrun.exe file is activated by these Creative Nomad Jukebox drivers and firmware utilities as a background process upon system startup, in order for the system to be capable of detecting these Creative Nomad Jukebox players once the user connects these devices to the Windows-based computer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ctnmrun.exe. is used by Creative Nomad Jukebox Firmware/Driver Software and Creative Nomad Detector Application, If you shut down ctnmrun.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ctnmrun.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Creative Nomad Jukebox Firmware/Driver Software and Creative Nomad Detector 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed ctnmrun.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Creative Nomad Jukebox Firmware/Driver Software and Creative Nomad Detector 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.

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 ctnmrun.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 ctnmrun.exe, belongs to, in this case Creative Nomad Jukebox Firmware/Driver Software and Creative Nomad Detector Application