The executable smax4pnp.exe installs a component of the SoundMax software. The software enables audio processors for Analog Devices. Generally, the file is used by equipment manufacturers as a driver for their products; which is why you will most likely see the file pre-installed on your system. This is a hardware driver that plays an essential role in your hardware device functioning correctly. Usually, users who found the file pre-installed on their computers choose to leave the file alone, installed and allowed to run upon PC startup. The file has an approximate size of 1.32 MB. It normally uses 2.15 of RAM space, and is found installed in the Program Files folder, as C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMax\smax4pnp.exe. Its memory usage averages are: committed memory, 35.34 MB; paged system memory, 32.54 MB; non-system paged memory, 2.81 KB; and working set memory, 532 KB. File version 5.0.2.0 is compatible with operating systems with a 32-bit platform. Parent process that executes the file is explorer.exe.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. smax4pnp.exe. is used by SoundMax Audio Processors, If you shut down smax4pnp.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop smax4pnp.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is SoundMax Audio Processors, 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 SoundMax Audio Processors, 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 smax4pnp.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 smax4pnp.exe, belongs to, in this case SoundMax Audio Processors