Osd.exe is the executable file for Onscreen Display Tray Icon, Netropa's display drivers ensuring proper response between input devices, keyboard, and onscreen display performance found within the laptops of several major computer brands. Created in December 2005, the osd.exe file process is a default application that is installed upon purchase of Netropa laptop. Although osd.exe can be uninstalled, its absence leads to lack of fundamental display facilities. Using a wireless keyboard, however, the osd.exe file will collect responses as it will be detected by the installed osd.exe file, which is a highly indispensable process. Aside from this keyboard functions, osd.exe manipulates on-screen multimedia controls, such as the resolution and volume configuration. Certain sound card models employ osd.exe in their operations. It functions when the system boots and works by providing the system tray icon which the user can perform the required configurations on the stability of the monitor screen display.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. osd.exe. is used by On-Screen Display facilities, If you shut down osd.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop osd.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is On-Screen Display facilities, 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 osd.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as On-Screen Display facilities, 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 osd.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 osd.exe, belongs to, in this case On-Screen Display facilities