Ctfmon.exe is a Microsoft Office process that works with the Windows operating system. This process activates the language bar and alternative user input. It is a non-essential system process that runs in the background, even after quitting all programs. This article will show you how to disable it.
What Is It?
It's a Windows generic process for managing information entry using alternative text input software, such as voice recognition, electronic recognition and braille keyboards. Although it's only necessary when dealing with other languages or when information is inputted using a device other than a standard keyboard, it's constantly present in the
Task Manager and launches every time windows starts.
If you have no need for ctfmon.exe to be running, you can safely disable it from launching automatically without it affecting your computer.
Disable Advanced Text Services
From the
Control Panel, go to
Regional Options >
Date, time and language >
Regional and Language Options.
Then, select the
Languages tab, and click
Details. Next, click the
Advanced tab.
Under
System Configuration, check the box next to
Stop advanced text services. Click
Apply >
OK.
Disable Ctfmon.exe at Startup
Open the
System Configuration Utility, then open the
Start menu.
Click
Run, then type in
msconfig.
Click the Startup tab, and uncheck the startup item for
ctfmon.
Click
Apply >
OK. Restart your PC, then click
OK at the bottom of the message warning you that your device's startup has been modified.
Additional Information
MS Office users should the set
Alternative User Input in Office Setup to
Not available.
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