What is anotify.exe doing on my computer?

anotify.exe is a AOL from AOL LLC belonging to AOL Service Libraries
Non-system processes like anotify.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 AOL 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 anotify.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software AOL Service Libraries on your PC, the commands contained in anotify.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a AOL process (also called a task).

Is anotify.exe harmful?

anotify.exe has not been assigned a security rating yet. The anotify.exe file should be located in the folder C:\Program Files\aim6. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

Can I stop or remove anotify.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. anotify.exe is used by 'AOL Service Libraries'. This is an application created by 'AOL LLC'.

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

Is anotify.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 anotify.exe giving me errors?

Most anotify 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 AOL LLC website for the latest AOL Service Libraries update.