Windows Media Center In-Band Guide Loader is the service name of the file mcglidhost.exe, and is a component of the software Microsoft Windows Operating System, which is developed by Microsoft Corporation. This file is an instance of a Windows file, so it has specific task that needs to remain stored on the folder location, usually in C:\Program Files, plus a part of the Windows operating system or Windows OS. Other than that, mcglidhost.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows – Microsoft Time-Stamp Service, and must not be terminated, removed or stopped, unless it is causing problems or errors that affect the performance and stability of the system. Regardless of the OS used, either older or later version, this is a background process, so it is recommended to keep it running on the system, and is launched by another module called process svchost.exe, or termed as Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows Media Center In-band Guide Loader, 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 mcglidhost.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 mcglidhost.exe, belongs to, in this case Windows Media Center In-band Guide Loader