What is the "windlg.exe" ?

Our database contains 10 different files for filename windlg.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name windlg.exe. This files most often belongs to product DLGDIAG for Windows. and were most often developed by company Western Digital. This files most often have description DLGDIAG for Windows. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 6 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process windlg.exe.

In most cases this executable is a system utility for Western Digital HDD - Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows. This utility searches for and verifies the status of specific Western Digital drives. By accessing the Data Lifeguard formation stored on the hard drive, the program is able to quickly and efficiently verify the status of the drive. If any errors are logged or found, it provides an option to return the drive to defect-free status through an extended test or repair option. 

It can be downloaded from WD pages on http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=605&sid=3&lang=en

More information is provided in this PDF : http://support.wdc.com/download/notes/WinDLG_v1_24_Release_Notes.pdf?r=870

windlg.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "windlg.exe"

Product:
DLGDIAG for Windows
Company:
Western Digital
Description:
DLGDIAG for Windows
Version:
1.24.0.0
MD5:
7965a705310c1904d9c1fd385ed8c948
SHA1:
1d0f6d2dce843b37190a8828afadd3d85661c3ab
SHA256:
12f4b0e77c483ffea259c029f29c799bd4dc2a20702b458773c799a6554f0ab7
Size:
847872
Directory:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Western Digital Corporation\Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Low oc0

Is the Process "windlg.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Latest new variant of the file with name "windlg.exe" was discovered 4947 days ago. Our database contains 5 variants of the file "windlg.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "windlg.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "windlg.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Western Digital Corporation\Data Lifeguard Diagnostic\windlg.exe (Variant: 19220269)

    In most cases this executable is a system utility for Western Digital HDD - Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows. This utility searches for and verifies the status of specific Western Digital drives. By accessing the Data Lifeguard formation stored on the hard drive, the program is able to quickly and efficiently verify the status of the drive. If any errors are logged or found, it provides an option to return the drive to defect-free status through an extended test or repair option.

    It can be downloaded from WD pages on http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=605&sid=3&lang=en
     More information is provided in this PDF : http://support.wdc.com/download/notes/WinDLG_v1_24_Release_Notes.pdf?r=870

  • SAFErating from user Mike for file %PROGRAMFILES%\Western Digital Corporation\Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows\WinDlg.exe (Variant: 455580)

    Similar to SeaGates "SeaTools" Western Digital's "Data LifeGuard" is used to check the S.M.A.R.T. status of Hard Drives and runs several tests to determine the health of the Drive.