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mdm is an abbreviation of Machine Debugger Manager. The process is not harmful actually, but sometimes it may be dangerous for those who have installed graphics card in their systems. The process begins whenever operating system starts, which is used by the Windows NT Option Pack and Microsoft Developer Studio to provide application debugging. It's not essential, but it can reserve up to 38% processing speed while running computer. As I said, it's really harmful for those who have graphics card because when this process starts then GPU temperature increases without gaming or playing games. So in this situation, if you start a game then your GPU may be burn due to high temperature. That's why we should close this process. Otherwise, something else may have happened wrong.

Is This Process A Virus?

While searching about mdm process, I saw different users who were asking a very common question "Is this process a virus?" Actually, it's not a virus. It enables due to the internet explorer Script Debugging. It means, the process directly links with it. But it may be harmful for those who have graphics card. Because I've said it already, when this process starts then GPU temperature increases up to 75-78°C. So in this situation, when you'll start a game as well then your GPU may be burn. That's all!

How To Disable mdm*32 Process Permanently?

To disable this process permanently, you have to turn off it from two places. First is 'Windows registry' and second is 'Internet Explorer'. In actual, The file mdm.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder (usually C:\Windows\System\ or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\). But you have to disable just from two locations that I mentioned below. So follow the steps perfectly and close this process permanently.

1. From The Internet Explorer

To disable this process, first open your Internet Explorer, click on its setting icon and then go to 'Internet Options'.

After that, a separate pop-up will be displayed. Here, click on 'Advanced' and then find 'Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)' and 'Disable Script Debugging (Other)' under the options of Settings. Once you got them, so mark them and click on 'Apply' and then 'OK'

2. From Windows Registry

To disable from Windows registry, first open the Run by pressing 'Win+R' keys and type 'Regedit', press the Enter.


After the opening of Windows Registry, navigate the following keys at left pane.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run

Once you got Run folder, click on it and find 'MDM7' at right pane. After that, right click on 'MDM7' and delete it. That's it!

Final Words

So, this is out today's article. Hope, it will be helpful for all who are suffered from mdm*32 process. It's actually not a virus, but still harmful. Why harmful? I've mentioned reason of that. Well! if you find help in this article, so don't forget to share it with others especially who are victim of mdm*32 process and Windows 10 users. Must give your views about via comment below too.