Igdkmd32.sys is the system file that loads the Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver, the video driver component for Windows monitor display. Windows utilizes kernel-mode device drivers in enabling interaction among hardware devices. Each driver has well-defined system routines or internal routines exported across the operating system. All devices are viewed by the user mode as a file object within the I/O manager, although I/O manager itself views the objects as a device, a file, or driver objects. The Kernel mode drivers operate in three levels: 1) Highest Level Drivers – file system drivers of FAT and NTFS, which rely on the intermediate drivers. 2) Intermediate Drivers – the main drivers that consist of the Main driver for device (optionally sits between the lower and the higher level filter) and the Function driver (relies on the bus controller). The Windows Driver Model resides in the intermediate layer. The intermediate drivers depend on the lowest level driver to function. 3) Low Level Drivers – are either the legacy Windows NT or a PnP hardware bus. Both have direct control on devices and do not rely or depend on any other devices at all.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. igdkmd32.sys. is used by Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver, If you shut down igdkmd32.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop igdkmd32.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver, 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.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver, 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 igdkmd32.sys. 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 igdkmd32.sys, belongs to, in this case Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver