The watchdog.exe process is the file driver for the WatchDog Parental Control program, the software that protects the computer by the restrictions according to the capacities of the Windows operating system. WatchDog monitors user online browsing activities such as using applications, sending and receiving messages via emails or chats, and by recording keystrokes and screenshots taken during the session. WatchDog has time control features for scheduling and limiting the length of time for computer usage and schedule. It has website-blocking abilities to guard the computer from harmful content, and the child’s mind from damaging adult elements. While WatchDog is able to block improper Web pages and word searches by URL, watchdog.exe is compatible with all operating systems and the recorded online sessions can be viewed from versions of browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 7, AOL Explorer, Opera, Netscape, and Avant, which can be scheduled on daily or weekly basis and so on.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as WatchDog Parental Controls, 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 watchdog.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 watchdog.exe, belongs to, in this case WatchDog Parental Controls