The azagent.exe file is the process called Companion Photo Agent that is used by the application Companion Photo developed by OEM. The location of this process file is in the subfolder C:\Program Files. The size of the file is 315,392 bytes. It is not a visible program. It loads when you boot Windows. The registry key for this application is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. It is a non-system process that originates from the application installed in the system. The azagent.exe file can record inputs. You can access this program on the Windows Control Panel. Automatic startup locations for this process include the local machine for autorun registry entries and running processes. The Companion Photo Agent 2.1.5.0 version has an MD5 of cef1956c80e3478756dc4a9ed15101c6, SHA1 of 50a375c41d4775853d2a324a41532687cd2b4c1e and SHA256 of 998bf4dda1104e0f8b403f7f2e983c34abce97cc5614824667ac40748fd02f60. The directory for azagent.exe file is %PROGRAMFILES%\Companion Photo.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Companion Photo, 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 azagent.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 azagent.exe, belongs to, in this case Companion Photo