The cmtray.exe process is also known as the Content Manager Tray, as well as having the name Spybot and it was created by MiTAC Digital Corporation alongside Safer-Networking Ltd. Akamai Technologies, Inc. There may be instances when the cmtray.exe process presents an error and this can be caused by a malicious threat that is manifested by a spyware. Spyware are capable of being installed on the user’s computer system and then steal and change the codes of the user’s installed and running programs within the user’s computer. Once infected, the cmtray.exe process cannot function accordingly. This program error is prevalent amongst the Windows operating systems. Whenever the cmtray.exe process is in conflict or infected, it may cause the user’s computer system to crash or display error messages. An immediate attention should be given if ever this process encounters an error. There are no reports regarding the necessity of this program, or whether or not it is essential to run the computer system.

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

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