Hardlock Device Driver for Windows NT, with file extension hardlock.sys, is the main component for the software of the same name: Hardlock Device Driver for Windows NT. This is software developed by Aladdin Knowledge Systems. The file appears to be a dongle driver for dongle-secured software. In other words, the file is generally utilized when software that is dongle-protected needs to be launched onto the system. The file is also mostly utilized for devices or software programs that are protected with the Aladdin HASP encryption system. The file has sometimes been detected by AV applications as a type of virus, which then causes BSOD; but the detection was mostly determined to be a false-positive. There also appears to be other system issues related to the hardlock.sys file, which were mostly related to other drivers being in conflict with the file. Uninstalling and re-installing the file were the most common steps carried out by the users who were having system issues with the file. The file’s general path is C:\Windows\System 32\Drivers\hardlock.sys.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hardlock Device Driver for Windows NT, 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 hardlock.sys. 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 hardlock.sys, belongs to, in this case Hardlock Device Driver for Windows NT