apoint.exe - What is apoint.exe?

What is apoint.exe doing on my computer?

apoint.exe is a component of the drivers for your Alps Touchpad. This file is hardware related and it is used with your keyboard to increase functionality. It is used for touchpad enhancements on your keyboard, and you may or may not need this running depending upon how you are using your keyboard.
This file is considered safe and is not considered to be spyware or adware related software. This process should not be removed to ensure that your touchpad works properly.
Non-system processes like apoint.exe 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 apoint.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Alps Touchpad Drivers on your PC, the commands contained in apoint.exe 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 apoint.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system.

apoint.exe is a safe process

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Can I stop or remove apoint.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. apoint.exe is used by 'Alps Touchpad Drivers'. This is an application created by 'Alps Electric Co'.

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

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Is apoint.exe 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 apoint.exe giving me errors?

Most apoint 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 website for the latest Alps Touchpad Drivers update.

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