Microsoft Media Device Service Provider is the service name of the process called mspmsnsv.dll, which is an instance of a dynamic link library or DLL, and is a part of the program Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit, commonly known as Software Development Kit or SDK, which is developed by Microsoft Corporation. This module is able to provide Microsoft Media Device Service, and is basically a process bundled within Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit, which enables a user to create his or her own applications for desktop, and used to interact with portable devices that can be or are connected to the Windows computer. As a component made by Microsoft Corporation, mspmsnsv.dll definitely runs in the background of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, which include Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. Also, this DLL module must not be terminated so it does not disable its function, unless it is causing problems that affect the overall task of the software, or the performance of the Windows operating system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mspmsnsv.dll. is used by Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit or Portable Media Serial Number Service, If you shut down mspmsnsv.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mspmsnsv.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit or Portable Media Serial Number Service, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed mspmsnsv.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit or Portable Media Serial Number Service, 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 mspmsnsv.dll. 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 mspmsnsv.dll, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Windows Media Device Manager Software Development Kit or Portable Media Serial Number Service