What is ctfmon.exe?

by Harsh Agrawal on November 18, 2008

in Windows

Ctfmon.exe is one process which you will always see under your task-manager and you always think

What is ctfmon.exe?

disable ctfmon.exe

disable ctfmon.exe

ctfmon.exe monitors the active windows and provides text input service support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other alternative user input technologies.In simple language you control the computer via speech or a pen tablet, or using the onscreen keyboard inputs for Asian languages.

How to disable ctfmon.exe?

To disable ctfmon.exe in windows XP,

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go to control option>select regional and language option

Now under regional and language option>select languages>click on details>

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check “Turn off advanced text services

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click on OK and you are done.

An alternative to it

You can delete “C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon ” because it’s also an application.

Microsoft page on the ctfmon.exe : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599

If you have any thing to say on ctfmon.exe feel free to use comment box.

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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

1 mnvamsi November 18, 2008 at 20:43

Well this seems too technical for me..
Any how I love default settings from Microsoft and i don wanna change it.

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2 Willem Kossen January 30, 2009 at 01:20

Thanks for this input. I needed this information. I am a strong believer in minimalism when it comes to running processes. If it’s not needed, disable it. I’ve done that right away.

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3 P@r@noid February 4, 2009 at 08:12

@ Willem
We share some common attributes when it comes to process. I keep a close eye on every process running on my system and this is where I got this idea to search for ctfmon.exe and disable it.

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4 ejajufri June 22, 2009 at 13:58

and now, my system configuration always “turn off advanced text service”.. i need this back, my language bar cannot work.. can u help me?

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