The genuine LMS.exe file is a software component of Intel® Active Management Technology Local Manageability Service by Intel Corporation. Intel's Local Manageability Service (LMS.exe) should be in "C:\Program Files\Intel\AMT" or a similarly named subfolder and the computer should have Release 9.0 or greater of Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT). The Microsoft .NET Framework (2.0 or 3.5) must also be present. Otherwise the process may be disguised malware. (For earlier AMT releases, the User Notification Service, UNS.exe, should be present instead of LMS.exe.) It can be uninstalled via "Programs and Features" by selecting "Intel® Management Engine" (or "…Components.") Windows can work without it but AMT capability cannot. It listens for messages sent by software applications that use dedicated IANA-registered port numbers and routes them to the AMT-ME in a separate processor on the motherboard. An AMT-equipped computer has out-of-band (OOB) communication ability through the TCP/IP stack separate from the OS software stack that enables remote diagnosis, repair, or isolation of the computer even when powered off.
LMS stands for Local Manageability Service
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the LMS.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
by Intel (www.intel.com) or Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: LMS.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. LMS.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)" or sometimes in a subfolder of the user's profile folder—in most cases C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\LMS\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\AMT\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 390,616 bytes (17% of all occurrences), 262,144 bytes and 52 more variants.
It is a background process, and the service name is LMS: Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service - Provides OS-related Intel ME functionality.
The program has no visible window. The LMS.exe file is not a Windows system file. The file is digitally signed.
LMS.exe is able to hide itself.
Therefore the technical security rating is 34% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
If you want to remove the program completely, go to Control Panel ⇒ Software ⇒ Intel(R) Management Engine Components or Intel® Active Management Technology.
If LMS.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 11% dangerous. The file size is 4,064,384 bytes (59% of all occurrences), 3,883,208 bytes and 13 more variants.
It is a Microsoft signed file. The LMS.exe file is certified by a trustworthy company. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file.
If LMS.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 78% dangerous. The file size is 1,225,216 bytes (19% of all occurrences), 1,189,376 bytes and 14 more variants.
It is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The application uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet. LMS.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program has no file description.
Important: Some malware also uses the file name LMS.exe, for example TROJ_GEN.R0EBC0SE117 or TROJ_GEN.R01BC0EEA17 (detected by TrendMicro), and Generic PUA CM (PUA) (detected by Sophos). Therefore, you should check the LMS.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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useful in corporate environment for asset management and configuration, not useful in any way for home use. david.bioette (further information)
lms.exe is Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service. Background service which is a core service of Intel's Active Management Technology. Alex
Allows applications to access the local Intel(R) Management and Security Application using its locally-available selected network interfaces. user
While running it constantly uses 35 - 40% of cpu. Stopping it doesn't seem to affect anything or do anything detrimental. Great Bear
I looked it up on this site because my computer was taking at least 20 mins to boot up and I saw it was not important and found out if I need the file I can redownload it if needs be. Right after I deleted the file the computer automatically rebooted and it toke less than a minute to load up. I found the file in my processor's files and it seems like it was put there by some hacker. I think it is a possible spyware Brent D. Monson
if you end this process (it has 0 CPU usage) the system prompts you that the system will restart in one minute because the system has encountered a problem.
Intel Local Management Security for the Intel AMT Chipset for remote management and troubleshooting. Utilized by many med. to Large business's to keep track of computer Drak (further information)
Consumes 50 to 80% of CPU capacity. Terminate the process and CPU load drops shortly. Grommit
can't to switch off LMS and delete it, may be danerius xx
Seems to have been hijacked by an internet automated hacking collaboration with other software found in Users folder and protected from scanning. Has related processes in the same intel folder. Stopped process and computer did not crash. Claudette
as long as it is located in a directory similar to this "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\LMS" then you should not be having any problems. it uses 928k of memory on my PC. johnathan goldstone
• Intel® Management and Security Application User Notification Service (UNS) is a Windows Service installed on the host on a platform that has Intel® AMT Release 2.5 or greater. It updates the Windows Event Log with notifications of predefined events received from the local Intel® Management and Security Application Device (LMS), which the (UNS) service depends on. • To determine the platform release version of Intel® Management Engine Components on Windows, download the Intel® Management Engine Verification Utility from: 'https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/19009/Intel-Management-Engine-Vrification-Utility'. This tool is designed for anyone that wants to check that the Intel® ME subsystem is operating properly, including home users. • Conclusion: Uninstalling Intel® Management Engine Components from the Control Panel is not the best way to solve problems that may occur, because the Windows Event Log will then not be updated. Jim# (further information)
Is driver for intel cpu do not delete modify file!!! Delete file and harmful things happen to compute??? Am not sure!!! (I am not native English speaker sorrow!!! I mainly speak Russian ) Vladimir
Corrupted LMS can cause system fail.
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Summary: Average user rating of LMS.exe:
based on 27 votes with 17 user comments.
5 users think LMS.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
5 users think it's probably harmless.
8 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.
7 users suspect danger.
2 users think LMS.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.
3 users don't grade LMS.exe ("not sure about it").
Best practices for resolving LMS issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with LMS. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the LMS.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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david.bioette (further information)
Alex
Cammel (further information)
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Great Bear
Brent D. Monson
Drak (further information)
Grommit
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Claudette
johnathan goldstone
Jim# (further information)
Vladimir
Summary: Average user rating of LMS.exe: based on 27 votes with 17 user comments. 5 users think LMS.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's probably harmless. 8 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 7 users suspect danger. 2 users think LMS.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users don't grade LMS.exe ("not sure about it").