TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer - Event Monitor is the service name of the file ddwmon.exe, and is one of the essential components of the program TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer, which is developed by TOSHIBA for its computers, laptops, and notebooks. When the software product is successfully installed onto the computer, as the process ddwmon.exe is also downloaded on the system, it automatically runs in the background, once it is stored on a folder location, usually in C:\Program Files, if not in C:\Documents and Settings, and registered into a Windows registry with a particular run identifier and execution command. During the startup of the Windows, this file is able to execute itself, and launch other process that call for it, also bundled in the software, and complete the overall functionality of TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer, which is used to burn CDs and DVDs. It is recommended to keep the file running in the background, and must not be terminated, unless it causes problems within the system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer, 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 ddwmon.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 ddwmon.exe, belongs to, in this case TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer