The pddm.exe process is an executable file named as Desktop Deployment Manager, which is an essential component of the software PatchLink Update Agent, a product developed by PatchLink Corporation. This software enables a user to scan patches much faster, scale to large networks, and optimize network bandwidth utilization, with the usage of less bandwidth. As its name suggests, pddm.exe is a component that is considered important to the software. Once the PatchLink Update Agent program is installed on a computer, the pddm.exe file is automatically downloaded too, since it is bundled with the application, then stored on a folder location, usually in C:\Program Files, and remain there to run in the background whenever the software is launched. On the other hand, if the file pddm.exe is missing, deleted or stopped, the software PatchLink Update Agent is not going to work. This module may be also called by other processes that make up the software. It only means that the file pddm.exe is valuable.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PatchLink Update Agent, 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 pddm.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 pddm.exe, belongs to, in this case PatchLink Update Agent