The pdfsty.exe file is commonly referred to as Sentry for PDF for PDF Complete software. This program is developed to carry PDF documents as a core platform. This file process is an executable file as it is bundled in a program that has to be installed in the computer. It does not have a visible window but runs everytime the Windows system is launched. Moreover, this file process sits in the system tray where it functions to assist a user in creating and producing PDF documents. As the primary function of the whole application is to view and create PDF documents, this whole application also lets a user optimize photos, select words, copy texts, search for phrases, and scan documents through text search, using its optical character recognition technology. There is also an option to combine different files into PDF documents. The file pdfsty.exe is usually found in the subfolder C:\Program Files with different sizes of bytes, basically up to more than 10 variants.

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