The xmlprov.dll file belongs to the standard Microsoft Windows Operating System file set that supports the Network Provisioning Service. It is loaded in svchost.exe (loading a service contained within a DLL) and is usually used to connect and share process for startup services for gaming software like Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, real time anti-malware applications such as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Enterprise Edition, and web browsers for PC units like Opera Mini 6.1. The Network Provisioning Service runs automatic updates of information about network services on a client machine. Information is then retrieved from network providers as XML configuration files and manages on a domain basis for automatic network provisioning. Thus, it is used to keep the information up-to-date by downloading new content from network providers and services on a pre-scheduled basis, which is then utilized by Windows to configure access to the relevant network.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Network Provisioning Service, 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 xmlprov.dll. 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 xmlprov.dll, belongs to, in this case Network Provisioning Service