The file ppopup.exe is known as popup that belong to the software Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager (SSM) from Dell. It runs proprietary switch mode called Simple Switch Mode or Simple connect. The file contains compressed (or zipped) set of files that is located in a subfolder of C:\Program files and is not visible. It loads with the Windows boot process. The process ppopup.exe listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN (Local Area Network) or to the Internet. This application allows users to view information about managed systems, controllers, and the SSM subsystem that includes the hotspare drives, logical drives, and physical drives. The Simple Switch Mode (SSS) agent monitors and generates events for fatal or critical problems in the SSM configuration such as failed drivers or degraded drives. The benefits of the SSM technology include ease of deployment and management for I/O modules for Blade server connectivity, full integration of PowerConnect blade switches with third party I/O hardware, and the elimination of the need to understand VLAN, STP, and LACP groups.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager, 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 ppopup.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 ppopup.exe, belongs to, in this case Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager