The msdn.exe process is an executable program file that is implemented by version 2005 of the Microsoft Visual Studio software as the EXE application dispatcher file of the Visual Basic Command Line Compiler program, which is a small application built into the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 software. This means the msdn.exe process assists the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 program in loading the Visual Basic Command Line Compiler software and integrating its embedded functionalities into the system upon user request. The Microsoft Visual Studio software is a Windows program classified as an application development tool. The msdn.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 software, which also means the msdn.exe process is included as one of the component files and libraries bundled into the installer distributions of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 program.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. msdn.exe. is used by Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Application, If you shut down msdn.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop msdn.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Application, 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.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Application, 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 msdn.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 msdn.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic Command Line Compiler Application