Called by the name Ancillary Function Driver, aksfridge.sys is a type of driver file that is a part of the software AksFridge, which is installed for PCs and laptops that use Windows operating systems (Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME), created by Aladdin Knowledge Systems or SafeNet, and digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher (Microsoft Time-Stamp Service). Ancillary Function Driver, or aksfridge.sys, is a kernel driver, and if this fails to execute, any error is recorded into the computer system’s event log, while in Windows 7, a message box pops up to inform the user about its failure or error. Also called as AFD, Ancillary Function Driver needs to remain active and running in the background. Deleting it can cause effects on the computer system, especially that the file aksfridge.sys is called by other modules, which are related to DHCP Client and TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper. If the aksfridge.sys file is removed or deleted, those dependent modules will not load.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as AksFridge, 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 aksfridge.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 aksfridge.sys, belongs to, in this case AksFridge