Installing software for your Sony Ericsson mobile phone will most likely generate the executable file generic.exe. This file installs a process called Generic Device Management Executable, which is mostly associated with Sony Ericsson PC Suite. The software is actually from Teleca Software Solutions, a software developer that is most popular for applications that enable users to remotely manage their mobile gadgets. The software also looks for updates of applications that were installed by the software. The file’s default folder is C:\Program Files, and default subfolder is Common Files. The file’s RAM usage is 6 MB on average, and its file size is typically 385,025 bytes. Generally, users who encounter the file are those who installed software for their Sony Ericsson mobile phones, for the main purpose of enabling the computer to recognize their mobile phone once it is connected to the PC. The software allows users to retrieve data and media files from their phones and store these on the computer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. generic.exe. is used by Generic Device Management Executable, If you shut down generic.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop generic.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Generic Device Management Executable, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed generic.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Generic Device Management Executable, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if generic.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that generic.exe, belongs to, in this case Generic Device Management Executable