The pgptray.exe file is included in the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Desktop. It has been developed by PGP Corporation. It has several icons created for PGP programs which specifically deal with encryption, cryptography and key management. With pgptray.exe, the user will be able to access the different applications of the PGP suite through the icons that are displayed in the desktop tray. These icons will activate programs using a specific encryption and decryption functionalities. There is also a provision of an interface in the desktop tray file. This interface can change the different control settings and adjust the capabilities for PGP programs. PGP is a known provider of a good number of applications which always highlight their ability to encrypt and decrypt files and documents. Files and documents are encrypted and decrypted mainly due to privacy reasons. Aside from PGP Desktop, the company has developed similar programs such as PGP NetShare, PGP Command Line and PGP Whole Disk Encryption.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PGP Tray Application, 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 pgptray.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 pgptray.exe, belongs to, in this case PGP Tray Application