Boot Camp Manager or Keyboard Manager is the service name of the process kbdmgr.exe, a type of an executable or EXE file, and is a component of the software product labeled as Apple Keyboard Support or Boot Camp Services, which is created by Apple, Inc. or Apple Computer, Inc. The kbdmgr.exe file is basically designed and used to support the special function keys and hotkeys of the Apple computer, including MAC OS X. In MAC OS X, the kbdmgr.exe file is responsible with the function of the volume control key, brightness key and switch key, which is used to switch between the Apple OS X and Windows XP. During the installation of the program, the kbdmgr.exe is one of the components that are also downloaded, stored into the computer, and begins to run in the background. This file must not be terminated or stopped, unless it is causing problems that affect the function of the program, or the performance of the system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Apple Keyboard Support or Boot Camp Services, 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 kbdmgr.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 kbdmgr.exe, belongs to, in this case Apple Keyboard Support or Boot Camp Services