driveicon.exe
driveicon.exe
Process name: Show specific icon for each card type
Application using this process: Drive Icon
File location: C:\Program Files\driveicon or C:\Program Files\realtek\card reader software\driveicon
Recommended: Check your system for driveicon.exe problems
What is driveicon.exe doing on my computer?
driveicon.exe is a Show specific icon for each card type from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. belonging to Drive Icon
Non-system processes like driveicon.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 Show specific icon for each card type 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.
The driveicon.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Drive Icon on your PC, the commands contained in driveicon.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a Show specific icon for each card type process (also called a task).
Is driveicon.exe harmful?
driveicon.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The driveicon.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\driveicon or C:\Program Files\realtek\card reader software\driveicon. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.
Can I stop or remove driveicon.exe?
Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system.
driveicon.exe is used by 'Drive Icon'. This is an application created by 'Realtek Semiconductor Corp.'.
If you no longer use Drive Icon, you can permanently remove this software and thus driveicon.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Drive Icon in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.
Is driveicon.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'.
Why is driveicon.exe giving me errors?
Most driveicon 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 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. website for the latest Drive Icon update.
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