The dns.exe process is the driver file for Domain Name System or DNS, the hierarchical naming distribution system for computers and devices, services, and resources from the Internet or from private networks. DNS associates data information with the domain name assigned to a particular participating entity. The Domain Name service resolves the queries for the name into an IP address in order to locate devices and computer services worldwide. DNS provides a keyword-based worldwide redirection service in the Internet technology. DNS works like the phone book of computer hostnames and translates them into IP addresses so that they can be readable by the Internet. For example, a domain name www.dns.com will be translated into the IP addresses of 178.255.85.16. Unlike the phone book, however, the DNS is quickly updated and distributed without affecting its end users that continue using the same hostname. In addition, DNS serves as identity protection when, for instance, a user declares worldwide his URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and e-mail address without having to give out information on his actual physical location. This mechanism makes the DNS fault tolerant as it waives the need to continually consult and update a single central register.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Domain Name 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 dns.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 dns.exe, belongs to, in this case Domain Name Server