The process belonging to the executable file nsd.exe is part of IBM’s Lotus Notes. In most cases, the process is called wnsd; while in other instances, the process is referred to as Lotus Notes Debugger. The file’s main function is relatively unclear, but it does appear to be a type of debugging tool for Lotus Notes. Most users mentioned that the when the file nsd.exe appeared on their system, it was later discovered that their Lotus Notes environment was not in good condition anymore. After awhile, error messages started appearing; or CPU utilization peaked at more than 50% of total CPU capacity. The file is digitally-signed and is verified by IBM. General location of the file is in a subfolder of Program Files in drive C. Known sizes for the nsd.exe file are between 3,391,488 bytes and 3,411,968 bytes. If you are not using Lotus Notes, you may safely change the run configuration of the file to disabled mode.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Lotus Notes 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 nsd.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 nsd.exe, belongs to, in this case Lotus Notes Debugger