The module msgsvc.dll, associated with Windows NT Messenger Service, provides functions used by network services to send and receive messages. Electronic messaging means the storage, creation, exchange, and management of text, image, voice, or electronic data interchange (EDI) over a communications network. Windows NT Messenger Service is a system notification service that is intended for use within workgroups that was included in the earlier versions of Windows. It is an electronic messaging application that was disabled by default in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, and was remove completely in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The module msgsvc.dll is a system process that is CPU intensive. Since CPU intensive processes can manipulate system resources and cause speed loss, and since Windows has disabled the application that used this file, it is advisable to uninstall the module from the computer system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Windows NT Messenger, 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 msgsvc.dll. 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 msgsvc.dll, belongs to, in this case Windows NT Messenger