Alert Originator Manager is the service name of the file iao.exe, which is a type of an executable (EXE) file, and is a part of the program Intel Alert Management System version 2, which is created by Intel, or LANDesk Software. It is a digitally signed file by Symantec Corporation - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer, which makes it a legitimate process that is safe to install and run in the background. Speaking of a background service, iao.exe is a file that is added onto the computer, once the software that houses it is successfully installed on the system, Windows operating system, most particularly, which includes Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME. In addition to the installation process, the iao.exe file is a module that stores itself on a folder location, and then registers into a Windows registry.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Intel Alert Management System, 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 iao.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 iao.exe, belongs to, in this case Intel Alert Management System