The flashpapercontextmenu.dll file is the process called FlashPaper ContextMenu Module that is used by the application Macromedia FlashPaper developed by Macromedia. A DLL file is easy to install and arrange. It has a mechanism of shared data and code that can be applied to different applications at the same time. It can be reused or organized into a module to save memory and disk space. It can inject itself into other running applications to control or change their behavior. The flashpapercontextmenu.dll file has no digital signature. This process automatically starts on HKLM *\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers, ContextMenuHandlers or Shell Approved Extensions. FlashPaper is formerly known as Flash Printer. It is a software authored by Blue Pacific Software and acquired by Macromedia. Later on, it is acquired by Adobe Systems. It acts as a virtual printer. It can print documents as PDF or Adobe Portable Document Format or as Adobe Flash files. FlashPaper is a discontinued product since September 4, 2008.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Macromedia FlashPaper, 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 flashpapercontextmenu.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 flashpapercontextmenu.dll, belongs to, in this case Macromedia FlashPaper