The ctagent.dll process file is a Creative Soundcard Software module by Creative Technology Ltd. In other words, this file is part of the soundcard software and is installed alongside many products from Creative Labs. Some users report that the ctagent.dll file allows for an active third party driver and further claim that users are able to apply effect additions to the Creative Labs Soundblaster series sound cards. If the user chooses to disable the program, the user also loses the 24-bit Soundblaster sound features as well as the EAX game sounds. It is reported to have the ability to monitor user input but is generally considered safe and does not pose a possible threat to the computer system and user privacy.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Creative Soundcard Software, 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 ctagent.dll. 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 ctagent.dll, belongs to, in this case Creative Soundcard Software