The issm.exe file is an EXE process component of the Intel Viiv software. This process is distributed alongside other executable program files, certain SYS driver utilities, some modular system and application-specific DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files, particular system and background process items among other resource components that are used and referenced by the firmware distributions and device driver software packages of certain motherboards integrated with Intel Core 2 processors that are embedded with Intel Viiv technology. This means the issm.exe process together with these other resource components are implemented into Windows-based systems upon the installation of these motherboard firmware and device driver software packages. The issm.exe process, as one of the components of the Intel Viiv software, works with other application-specific and system-wide resource items, in order to integrate digital media adapter compatibility support into widely used versions of Microsoft Windows that are bundled with Intel Core 2-based motherboards equipped with Intel Viiv technology and supported digital media adapter chipsets and devices.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Intel Viiv, 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 issm.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 issm.exe, belongs to, in this case Intel Viiv