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What Is the Difference between Intel® PrivacyIconClient.exe and Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME) Interface?

Content Type: Product Information & Documentation   |   Article ID: 000035618   |   Last Reviewed: 01/20/2022

Environment

Operating System

Windows® 10, 64-bit*
i5-6500 ME: 11.7.0.1054

Description

Erasing PrivacyIconClient uninstalls Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT).

Resolution

The PrivacyIconClient.exe simply is the icon in the system tray that launches Intel® Management and Security Status Application (Intel® MSS), which provides a status of the Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT). The Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME) Interface  is the driver that talks with AMT firmware included with the Management Engine (ME) section in the BIOS of the server board.

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