The file odbc.exe is a process that relates to ODBC or Open Data Base Connectivity. ODBC is a standard C programming language middleware application-programming interface (API) for accessing database management systems (DBMS). The ODBC program is independent of the database systems and the operating system to enable users to develop applications that can be ported to other platforms with few changes to the data access code, both on the server and client side. To install this program, it is important to verify the DSN (Data Source Name) of the computer. An ODBC connection (DSN) can be created on the 32-bit size or on the 64-bit of the system. The 32-bit application can only see the connection in the 32-bit side and similarly, the 64-bit application will only see the connection in the 64-bit side. Users can setup the DSN for the 32-bit application, use %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe, and for the 64-bit application use %WINDIR%\System32\odbcad32.exe.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as ODBC, 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 odbc.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 odbc.exe, belongs to, in this case ODBC