The msdct.exe process is an executable file deployed as one of the EXE application resource processes of the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator software, which is a Windows application that serves as a transaction manager for authenticating permission requests from client programs that carry lone transactions comprised of content from multiple data sources, and for distributing these validated transactions across the servers that are included in the recipient lists of those transactions. The msdct.exe process is placed in the system upon the integration of the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator software. The msdct.exe process and the other components of the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator software can also be implemented into the system upon the installation of certain applications that require this program, such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Personal Web Server.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator and Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Personal Web Server, 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 msdct.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 msdct.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator and Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Personal Web Server