The file popup.exe is part of the software for Dell SAS Raid. It serves as a pop-up blocker for IE on Windows systems. It can be found in the following path: C:\Program Files\Dell SAS Raid Storage Manager\MegaPopup\ popup.exe. It is not an essential component of Windows system, and can be disabled to prevent it from running in the background. The file has not been known to take up CPU memory, and it also has not been associated with any type of malicious attack on the system; thereby rending it as safe to have in the system. Users who surf the Internet with a Web browser that is not Internet Explorer, disable the file, although it was found that the file does not affect the system even as it runs in the background, so running it or disabling it is entirely up to user discretion. There were no other remarkable reports made by users in connection with the file popup.exe.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Pop-Up Blocker, 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 popup.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 popup.exe, belongs to, in this case Pop-Up Blocker