The persistencethread.exe file, or PersistenceThread Background App, is an executable file considered as one of the components of Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) version 500, which is created by Intel Corporation. In Windows NT, this same file is bundled in the Intel Poulsbo Drivers or Intel LDDM Ultra Mobile Media software. This file program is usually pre-installed in computers via the use of Intel chips. What this file process does is to reset the screen brightness of the computer to its default, once the system is resumed or restarted from sleep mode. During startup, it automatically executes from three entries in the system registry, which are Run entry, RunOnce entry, and RunServicesOnce entry. Usually found in the folder C:\Windows\System32, persistencethread.exe file has three variants of sizes, which include 92,696 bytes. While it does not have any visible window, this process is a Verisign signed file with a digital signature, making it a trustworthy file program for Windows.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. persistencethread.exe. is used by Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator 500, If you shut down persistencethread.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop persistencethread.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator 500, 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 persistencethread.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator 500, 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 persistencethread.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 persistencethread.exe, belongs to, in this case Intel (R) Graphics Media Accelerator 500