The process name for the executable file dwtrig20.exe is Watson Subscriber for SENS Network Notifications. It is also related to the Windows process Microsoft Application Error Reporting. The file appears to be installed with Windows Live applications, and its main purpose is to send a report to Microsoft if a corresponding application has crashed. As with other error report notifications, the process will not send the report to Microsoft without the consent of the user. In short, if the user does not agree to send the report by pressing OK on the prompt display, the file will terminate. It will only appear once again if another crash of an associated application occurs. The file’s subfolder location is Common Files, and its command path is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DW\dwtrig20.exe. The file does not need to run when you start your PC. You can allow the file to run only when you will be using the applications that it was intended for; or even then, you may choose to let the file remain disabled even while you are using your Windows Live apps.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. dwtrig20.exe. is used by Microsoft Application Error Reporting, If you shut down dwtrig20.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop dwtrig20.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Application Error Reporting, 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 dwtrig20.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Application Error Reporting, 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 dwtrig20.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 dwtrig20.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Application Error Reporting