Shadow Manager puts you in control of what runs behind the scenes on your device. It brings background processes, services, startup items, and scheduled tasks into one clear, actionable dashboard so you can reclaim performance, extend battery life, and reduce distractions—without guesswork.

With intuitive controls and safe rollbacks, Shadow Manager helps you tune your system with confidence. See what’s active, understand its impact, and apply profiles that match your workflow—whether you’re gaming, presenting, or heads-down on a deadline.

Key features:

• Unified view of background activity: services, startup apps, and scheduled tasks
• Real-time impact indicators to spot what’s slowing you down
• One-click start/stop and startup control with easy undo
• Smart profiles to optimize for work, gaming, or travel
• Quiet hours and focus modes that pause non‑essential tasks
• Change history with safe rollbacks for peace of mind
• Task auditing to surface hidden or redundant background items
• Lightweight design with keyboard shortcuts and accessibility-friendly UI
• Optional notifications that alert you only when it matters
• Dark theme that’s easy on the eyes during late sessions

Shine a light on what’s running in the shadows—and take back control—with Shadow Manager.

Shadow Manager is developed by Georges Bessis. The most popular version of this product among our users is 5.6. The names of program executable files are ShadowManager1.exe, ShadowManager4.exe, SM48.exe, SM50.exe and SM58.exe.