The executable file nicitdl5.exe is identified as a part of the National Instruments Citadel which was made by National Instruments. The NIC is a database server for National Instruments, which is a software product manufacturer. This particular file is a part of their Citadel 5 database. It is an essential part of every National Instruments software product. Some of these products are DIadem, Lookout, VI Logger, and some modules of other products. The Citadel 5 is a common database storing mechanism, and it will allow these products to exchange, obtain and input data from this source. This is also a venue for communication. For instance, a user can use data gathered by other modules to optimize their product. Citadel 5 presents the data in a highly visual and interactive interface which most users can operate, even with minimal programming knowledge.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. nicitdl5.exe. is used by National Instruments Citadel by National Instruments , If you shut down nicitdl5.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop nicitdl5.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is National Instruments Citadel by National Instruments , 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 nicitdl5.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as National Instruments Citadel by National Instruments , 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 nicitdl5.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 nicitdl5.exe, belongs to, in this case National Instruments Citadel by National Instruments