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DAX3API.exe: What is it & How to Uninstall it
Most often DAX3API.exe is a legit file
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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There aremultiple user reportsregarding the DAX3API.exe running in the Task Manager. Because the DAX3API.exe stopped running, some users are treated with differenterror messages with a blue screen. People are confused about whether this DAX3API.exe is a virus, threat, or an essential Windows program.
And if it is a virus, how can they eliminate it? If you are also one of such users looking for answers, you are in the right place. Because in this guide, we will give you a complete explanation of what DAX3API.exe is and how you can uninstall it from your PC. Let us get right into it.
What is DAX3API.exe?
DAX3API.exe is a Windows service that runs in the background. It is associated and gets installed with devices that have Dolby Atmos components.
The usual path of this file isC:\Windows\System32\dolbyaposvc. This is a file that the Dolby Laboratories software developer develops. The EXE file extension indicates that it is an executable file.
However, attackers can easily clone such files and inject them into the target’s PC as a virus or malware. Therefore, if you encounter system-related issues on your PC and the error message points towards DAX3API.exe, it is better to remove it from your PC.
How to check if DAX3API.exe is legit or not?
Method 1
This process or file is legit if the publisher’s name is Dolby Laboratories. However, if it is something else or a random name, then it is a virus or threat.
Method 2
Method 3
If you cannot find the file in the said location or by following any of the methods mentioned above, then you should uninstall it from your PC. Check out the next section below to learn how to uninstall DAX3API.exe from your PC.
How to uninstall DAX3API.exe from your PC?
1. Delete from its location
2. Delete from the Settings menu
3. Use a dedicated uninstaller
Well, we recommend you use a dedicated software uninstaller to remove sticky and virus programs.
Often you won’t be able to find such programs in their usual locations, and it is better to use such software. Our guide lists some ofthe best software uninstallersyou can use on your Windows 11 PC.
That is it from us in this guide. However, there are files,including Netfilter2.sysandGdrv2.sys, that can be potential viruses, and you should immediately remove them from your PC.
Feel free to let us know in the comments below if you could remove the DAX3API.exe file from your PC and if it was present as a threat on your PC or not.
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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