The process mstmon_y.exe is an executable file from Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. This background process may show an icon in the taskbar, and is a support process for Konica Minolta software products. Average size of this file is 184 KB, and is located inside System32 folder of the local directory's Windows folder. The mstmon_y.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation and configuration of the associated Konica Minolta firmware distributions and driver software resources that were developed for certain devices integrated with connectivity support for Windows-based systems. This also means the mstmon_y.exe process is implemented into the installer packages of these firmware and driver software components.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Konica Minolta Firmware and Driver Software, 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 mstmon_y.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 mstmon_y.exe, belongs to, in this case Konica Minolta Firmware and Driver Software