The drwtsn32.exe process or also known as the DrWatson Postmortem Debugger was created by the Microsoft Corporation. This process is a program error debugger for the Microsoft Windows and is installed with Windows. It collects information about the user’s computer when a user-mode fault occurs in a program. The information that are gathered by the Dr. Watson for Windows can be used by technical support groups to obtain and diagnose a program error. Upon detection of an error, the Dr. Watson debugger will create a text file which can be delivered and sent to asupport personnel. There is also an option for the user to create a crash dump file that can be loaded within the debugger. The drwtsn32.exe process should not be deleted and should remain within a user’s computer system. This program is a component of Microsoft’s error reporting utility and is commonly included with Windows applications. The drwtsn32.exe process is not necessary for the execution of the computer system, but it should not be removed.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. drwtsn32.exe. is used by DrWatson Postmortem Debugger, If you shut down drwtsn32.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop drwtsn32.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is DrWatson Postmortem Debugger, 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 drwtsn32.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as DrWatson Postmortem Debugger, 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 drwtsn32.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 drwtsn32.exe, belongs to, in this case DrWatson Postmortem Debugger