The process commonly associated with the executable lms.exe is known as Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service. The process launches as a background Windows service. This is a core component of the Active Management Technology software from Intel. If you are a home user, the file may not have that much relevance to you, because it is mostly utilized by enterprise users, i.e. IT departments in a corporate set-up. The file generally serves as a utility for management and configuration of assets in a corporate set-up. The file however, is also found in home PCs because a number of Intel-based computers have the file installed by the OEM. Default directory of the file is C:\Proragm Files\Intel\Intel® Management Engine Components\LMS\lms.exe. Usual file size is 262.52 KB. CPU use of the file is approximately 0.00581%, and RAM utilization has an average of 2.55 MB. Majority of home users disable the file as they have no need for the process that it executes.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service, 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 lms.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 lms.exe, belongs to, in this case Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service