The fileptcmenum.dll file is the process FilePtcMenuM.dll created by Arachnoid Biometrics Identification Group or ABIG. The location of this process file is in C:\Windows\System32 subfolder. Known sizes for this file include 655,360 bytes, 580,096 bytes, 596,480 bytes and 657,920 bytes with 33% occurrence. A DLL [dynamic link library] file is easy to arrange and install. It contains codes and data that can work with different applications at the same time. It can be reused or organized into a module to save disk space and memory. It has a mechanism for shared data and code that can upgrade functions without recompiling or re-linking applications. ABIG supplies complete solutions for fingerprint software and module with integrated fingerprint sensors. Its products include fingerprint module for fingerprint hardware commodities, fingerprint identification chip, Internet and personal fingerprint identification application and algorithm. This process automatically starts on HKLM *\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers, HKCU Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers or ContextMenuHandlers.

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