Developed by Smith Micro Software, Incorporated, smmanager.exe or Smith Micro Manager, is an executable file that is preinstalled in Dell laptops which main function is to manage program data for the network system and its wireless internet connection modules. The SMManager.exe program file is responsible for the laptop WiFi security and all the other wireless connection aspects, while automatically switching the system network. SMManager.exe program’s Connection Manager Module, also called Smith Micro Connectivity Manager, can be installed in other Windows-based computers while having file paths that are unique to each computer. The program can be seen running as smmanager.exe in the Task Manager window. Smmanager.exe performs other functions such as a dynamic file link library, creates computer background service, local system disk processes, and the auto-start registry program load on startup. SMManager is located in the local folder C:\Windows\system32\smmanager.exe and can be easily uninstalled and reinstalled from the system without any issues.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Task Manager, 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 smmanager.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 smmanager.exe, belongs to, in this case Task Manager