The file dfmirage.sys, known as Mirage Driver, belongs to software Mirage Driver by DemoForge. This video driver mirroring technology for Windows NT OS family is a special add-on that significantly accelerates screen capture mechanism. The mirror video driver is a display driver for a virtual device that mirrors the drawing operation of one or more additional physical display devices. Compared to screen grabbing, mirroring is a technically superior method because it allows the capture of minimally updated regions and retrieves the data directly. Display mirroring technology is employed by remote desktop applications like VNC, PC Anywhere, and Webex. Mirage Driver can solve the problem of reliable and efficient detection of modified areas of the screen. It can be used transparently with Office, CAD, and other types of utility and business applications. Executing dfmirage.exe will setup Mirage Driver with an underlying virtual display device that uses plug-n-play technology.
How can I stop dfmirage.sys and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. dfmirage.sys. is used by Mirage Driver, If you shut down dfmirage.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop dfmirage.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Mirage Driver, 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.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Mirage Driver, 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.
Is dfmirage.sys known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if dfmirage.sys is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if dfmirage.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 dfmirage.sys, belongs to, in this case Mirage Driver