The lxdfmon.exe process is an executable program file that is associated with the status monitoring functionalities of certain Lexmark printer models. This means the lxdfmon.exe file is included in the resource processes that are used and distributed as the firmware utilities and device driver software packages of these supported Lexmark printers. Specifically, the lxdfmon.exe process is placed in the system as one of the components of the Lexmark Printer Device Monitor module, which is an applet that is distributed along with the driver software utilities and firmware components of certain Lexmark printing machines. This also means the lxdfmon.exe file is packaged into the installer distributions of these Lexmark printer firmware packages and device driver software utilities, and the lxdfmon.exe file is integrated into the Windows-based system upon the installation of these associated Lexmark printer device driver software components and firmware resources.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Lexmark Printer Firmware/Driver Software and Lexmark Printer Device Monitor Module, 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 lxdfmon.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 lxdfmon.exe, belongs to, in this case Lexmark Printer Firmware/Driver Software and Lexmark Printer Device Monitor Module