Associated Program:
USB Drive Letter Manager Module
Programm Category:
Driver Software
What is usbdlm.exe
The usbdlm.exe file is an executable application process included with other EXE program components, certain DLL resources, various background processes and some SYS drivers among other associated files that are required by the firmware and driver software resources of certain USB data storage devices and NAS (Network Attached Storage) disks among other external optical CD and DVD drives. The usbdlm.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of these associated firmware and driver software components, which also means the usbdlm.exe process is implemented into the installer distribution packages of these firmware and driver software resources. The usbdlm.exe process is specifically deployed as the USB Drive Letter Manager module, which is an applet built into these associated firmware and driver software components. This module facilitates data transmissions between the system and the supported USB data storage disks an external optical drives. The usbdlm.exe process is executed by these associated firmware and driver software components whenever the user and the system requests for access to the functionalities embedded in the USB Drive Letter Manager module.
How can I stop usbdlm.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. usbdlm.exe. is used by USB Drive Letter Manager Module, If you shut down usbdlm.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop usbdlm.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is USB Drive Letter Manager 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.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as USB Drive Letter Manager 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.
Is usbdlm.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if usbdlm.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if usbdlm.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 usbdlm.exe, belongs to, in this case USB Drive Letter Manager Module