The stdrt.exe process is also known as the Windows Media Center Diagnostic Application or Media Dashboard or Media Center and it is owned by the Microsoft Corporation. The file proves to have very few descriptions and contains no visible window. It comes from an unknown file within the Windows folder and it is not a Windows system file. It can record inputs. The technical security rating of the program is 71% dangerous, making it a high risk for potential threats on the user’s computer system. Sometimes the process is reported to be an adware function (or any kind of virus) and it significantly slows down the user’s computer system. It is advisable for the user to scan the virus immediately and remove it from the computer system. However, this is only on occasion and the user must be careful not to promptly delete the process if it does not prove to be causing the computer specific problems.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Media Dashboard, 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 stdrt.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 stdrt.exe, belongs to, in this case Media Dashboard