devtool.pkg - What is devtool.pkg?

What is devtool.pkg doing on my computer?

devtool.pkg is a module belonging to Microsoft (R) Visual Studio from Microsoft Corporation.
Non-system processes like devtool.pkg originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the DEVTOOL process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl Shift Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The devtool.pkg is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software Microsoft (R) Visual Studio on your PC, the commands contained in devtool.pkg will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a DEVTOOL process (also called a task).

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Is devtool.pkg harmful?

devtool.pkg has not been assigned a security rating yet. The devtool.pkg file should be located in the folder C:Program Filesmicrosoft visual studiocommonmsdev98binide. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

devtool.pkg is unrated

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Can I stop or remove devtool.pkg?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. devtool.pkg is used by 'Microsoft (R) Visual Studio'. This is an application created by 'Microsoft Corporation'.

If you no longer use Microsoft (R) Visual Studio, you can permanently remove this software and thus devtool.pkg from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find Microsoft (R) Visual Studio in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

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Is devtool.pkg CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is devtool.pkg giving me errors?

Most devtool issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Microsoft Corporation website for the latest Microsoft (R) Visual Studio update.

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