Provided by Smart Link, the process mtlmnt5.sys is a windows process device driver also identified as mtlmnt5 driver. It is a dynamic-link library that comes along and is a background process that supports the Soft Modem software and the device's functions such as voice and fax. With this device driver, the modem is connected to the central computer and is able to send and translate commands for the device to perform necessary functions as prompted by the user. Mtlmnt5.sys is a file essential for Windows and malfunction of this process may affect the performance of the operating system and may prevent applications that use the software from running. This file should only be located at the local drive directory, inside System32 of the Windows folder. The file size of mtlmnt5.sys ranges from 110 KB to 210 KB and is a supported file of Microsoft.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mtlmnt5.sys. is used by Soft Modem, If you shut down mtlmnt5.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mtlmnt5.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Soft Modem, 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 mtlmnt5.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Soft Modem, 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 mtlmnt5.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 mtlmnt5.sys, belongs to, in this case Soft Modem