The executable process file dlcqmon.exe (version 0.1.25.0) is a Device Monitor that is connected to Dell Photo printer as developed by the Company Dell. The process file is found to be running in the Task Manager as the process dlcqmon.exe that has a location in Program Files\lexmark 5400 series folder and in the subfolder of C:\Program Files and in the directory %PROGRAMFILES%\Dell Photo AIO Printer 966. On Windows 7 or XP, the process file has a file size of 286,720 bytes (54% of all incidences), 292,080 bytes, 292,336 bytes or 291,720 bytes. It is considered not to have a visible window, not CPU intensive and neither is it a Windows system file. Upon startup of Windows, the process file also starts together with it with the Registry Key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\ Run that furthermore utilizes ports in order to access to the Internet and to a Local Area Network or LAN. The process file has a certificate that has bee signed by Dell Incorporated and issued by Verisign Time Stamping Services Signer. In functionality, the process file has the ability to monitor applications.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Device Monitor, 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 dlcqmon.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 dlcqmon.exe, belongs to, in this case Device Monitor