Realtek Semiconductor Corporation developed riconman.exe, an executable file for IconMan_R, the software contained in Realtek’s product line which is mainly categorized into two integrated circuits: the Communications Network, and the Computer Peripheral and Multimedia. IconMan_R is a data card reader, an input device which reads data thru a card-shaped data storage medium with a barcode, computer chip, magnetic strip, or other storage medium. Realtek manufactures and distributes broad range of products globally, including the following products: • Network Interface Controllers (NIC) • Traditional Ethernet controllers • Advanced gigabit Ethernet controllers • PHYceivers or Physical Layer Controllers • Network switch controllers • Wireless LAN integrated circuit • Gateway controllers • ADSL router controllers With service name IconMan_R or Realtek Card Reader Icon tool, riconman.exe runs upon system startup, and runs in the background obtaining the extensive privileges as the user account on the local computer, and representing it within the Windows network.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Memory Card Reader, 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 riconman.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 riconman.exe, belongs to, in this case Memory Card Reader