The elevator.exe file is an instance of Windows process with a service name called Winamp Elevator, which is a component of the application Winamp, a software product developed by Nullsoft, Inc., also America Online or Winamp. As a digitally signed file from America Online, Inc. (VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2), elevator.exe is recommended to be kept stored on the computer and run in the background. Terminating or stopping this particular file can cause errors that may negatively affect the functions of the software Winamp. Also, this file may have the capability to execute other processes or modules that are bundled with the program. The elevator.exe file is not essential to the hardware or the Windows operating used, but the program that houses it may be important to the user. If so, this should not be terminated or removed at all, unless it starts to give problems that may slow down the performance of the computer, or disable the software associated with it.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Winamp, 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 elevator.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 elevator.exe, belongs to, in this case Winamp