Dr. Watson for Windows is the process that is installed when users execute the file dwwin.exe. Basically, the process checks for errors in applications that are installed on your desktop or laptop, looking for events that may cause applications crashes or failure to load. This is also known as Microsoft Application Error Reporting. The file likewise serves as a debugging tool. It has been mentioned several times by clients, that the file was actually causing applications to crash or to fail to load. On the average, the problem was resolved by downloading updates for Windows programs. There were also reports that a number of users consider the file as harmful because it appears as if it was changing registry entries or altering file attributes. Most of the time, the file, when behaving in this manner; was only found to be looking at events that it finds are factors for potential application crashes or errors.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Dr. Watson for Windows, 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 dwwin.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 dwwin.exe, belongs to, in this case Dr. Watson for Windows