The autotbar.exe process is used in providing additional configurations of installed HP Digital Imaging Devices, which are a product of Hewlett-Packard Company Digital Imaging devices. The autotbar.exe process although not a necessary process, should not be removed unless it is the certain cause of problem. This autote.exe file is an executable file that supports the toolbar of HP Auto View Toolbar, which has an actual accessible icon location in the MS Windows System Tray. This icon of the autotrun.exe program will display a visible window once activated, and this icon will enable the user to configure the settings of the application. This autotlaunch.exe process is not associated with Microsoft Windows operating systems. But this process, although not a Microsoft Windows operating system, is proven to be safe, but if problems arises, the whole process can be deleted or terminated from your computer system, and that is why it is advisable not to remove the process from your computer system.
How can I stop autotbar.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. autotbar.exe. is used by HP Autoview Toolbar, If you shut down autotbar.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop autotbar.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Autoview Toolbar, 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 HP Autoview Toolbar, 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 autotbar.exe 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 autotbar.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if autotbar.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 autotbar.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Autoview Toolbar