What is "mmc.exe"/"Device Manager"?

Question

Well, one day, due to lack of excitement in my day, I decided to go on a little computer exploration adventure.

I went to Control Panel --> System --> Hardware --> Device Manager --> Device Manager.

However, once I clicked "Device Manager," I was restricted from accessing "mmc.exe."

So what is this "mmc.exe"/"Device Manager," and what does it do?

Answer 1

http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/...

http://searchtasks.answersthatwork.com/t...

it will tell you all about mmc.exe

Answer 2

mmc.exe is the Microsoft Management Console application and is used to display various management plug-ins accessed from the Control Panel, such as the Device Manager. This program is a non-essential system process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems,got it from uniblues site.

Answer 3

mmc.exe is the Microsoft Management Console application and is used to display various management plug-ins accessed from the Control Panel, such as the Device Manager. This program is a non-essential system process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.