Developed by Novell Incorporated, dagent.exe is the executable file for PatchLink Discovery Agent, a software for application patches and updates management that allows system administrators to automation of collection, data analysis, and installation of programs throughout the entire network from one single location. The dagent.exe process originates from the software installed in the system, and it works by searching for applicable software updates for the PC to enable the PatchLink Update to download them. It scans the hard disk for installed programs, checks the central server for updates, and passes the results to PatchLink Update for downloading and installing services. The only drawback with the dagent.exe process is that it decreases the system performance if the PC has limited storage and speed, resulting to potential system crashes during the deployment connection when the connection fails to release successfully. Thus, it is recommended that the programmer check the dagent.log file program list prior to running the dagent.exe process.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Deployment Agent for Windows, 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 dagent.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 dagent.exe, belongs to, in this case Deployment Agent for Windows