The smtraynotify.exe file is an executable process included with the other system drivers, DLL components and program files that are required by the System Mechanic software, which is a program classified as a system utility and maintenance application designed by Iolo Technologies with a set of tools for optimizing the system and tweaking certain settings to improve the overall performance of installed applications and Windows components. The smtraynotify.exe process is specifically deployed as the System Mechanic Tray Notify module, which is an applet built into the System Mechanic software for implementing program notification features into the Windows System Tray. The smtraynotify.exe process is packaged with the installer distributions of the System Mechanic software, which means the smtraynotify.exe process is installed in the system upon the installation of the System Mechanic program.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Iolo System Mechanic and System Mechanic Tray Notify Module, 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 smtraynotify.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 smtraynotify.exe, belongs to, in this case Iolo System Mechanic and System Mechanic Tray Notify Module