The file ctsysvol.exe, when executed, will display an icon for Creative’s Volume Control. The file is installed with the driver for Creative sound cards, particularly the SoundBlaster Audigy 2 audio card. The basic function of the process is to provide users with an alternative system volume control, in case you do not wish to use your PCs own volume control options. The file features a sound mixer so you can configure your audio quality to have more effects, according to your preference. You can usually find it saved in the following directory C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy2ZS\Surround Mixer\ctsysvol.exe. Users have cited conflicts between the file and a few of their games, where the games were unable to launch properly. Heavy gamers choose to disable the file to allow their games to run smoothly. Disabling the file will not affect the sound cards. These will still be recognized by the system even with the ctsysvol.exe having been prevented from running in the background.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Volume Control System Tray, 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 ctsysvol.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 ctsysvol.exe, belongs to, in this case Volume Control System Tray