The executable file certmgr.exe is a Certificate Manager Tool. It is a tool that comes pre-installed in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. The primary function of this tool is to manage software certificates, certificate trust lists and revocation lists. This tool can be accessed from the command line by typing certmgr on the search box. It has the capacity to support a number of switches. Using this tool, the user can add certificates, trust and revocation lists to a certificate store. It can also delete these certificates and lists at user’s discretion. There are also options to display all certificates, whether from the Store file or System store. The user can also specify the function by following specific command protocols. For example, when displaying certificates, you can specify only the certificates from a particular sourcename. Certificate Manager is the replacement for the previous tool, DumpCert.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows and Windows Certificate Manager Tool, 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 certmgr.dll. 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 certmgr.dll, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows and Windows Certificate Manager Tool