Known as WD Shadow Copy, the wdsc.exe file is a component of the WD Shadow Copy Service software, which is developed by Western Digital Technologies, and runs in Windows computer. Digitally signed by the same manufacturing company, this file is executed once the software is launched on the computer after successful installation. There is a similar file of the same name, which is a part of Panther Engine Module of the Microsoft Windows Operating System program, a known software product released by Microsoft Corporation. The task of this file on the Windows operating system is an important one. Either the file belongs to WD Shadow Copy Service or of Panther Engine Module, it is relatively essential to keep it running in the background. A user has to let the module, which is wdsc.exe, stored on its particular folder location, unless he or she wants to completely remove or uninstall the software that houses the file.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as WD Shadow Copy Service or Microsoft Windows, 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 wdsc.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 wdsc.exe, belongs to, in this case WD Shadow Copy Service or Microsoft Windows