appad.dll - What is appad.dll?

What is appad.dll doing on my computer?

appad.dll is a module belonging to Alps Pointing-device Driver from Alps Electric Co., Ltd..
Non-system processes like appad.dll originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the Alps Pointing-device Driver process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The appad.dll is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Alps Pointing-device Driver on your PC, the commands contained in appad.dll will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Alps Pointing-device Driver process (also called a task).

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Is appad.dll harmful?

appad.dll has not been assigned a security rating yet. The appad.dll file should be located in the folder C:Program Filesapoint2k. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

appad.dll is unrated

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Can I stop or remove appad.dll?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. appad.dll is used by 'Alps Pointing-device Driver'. This is an application created by 'Alps Electric Co., Ltd.'.

If you no longer use Alps Pointing-device Driver, you can permanently remove this software and thus appad.dll from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Alps Pointing-device Driver in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

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Is appad.dll CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is appad.dll giving me errors?

Most appad issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Alps Electric Co., Ltd. website for the latest Alps Pointing-device Driver update.

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