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WD Device Agent.exe file information
The process known as WD Device Agent belongs to software WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies (www.wdc.com).
Description: WD Device Agent.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. The file WD Device Agent.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder (in most cases C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\library\).
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 720,432 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 717,088 bytes or 724,008 bytes. 
The program has no visible window. The WD Device Agent.exe file is not a Windows system file. The file is digitally signed.
WD Device Agent.exe is able to monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 62% dangerous.
Recommended: Identify WD Device Agent.exe related errors
If WD Device Agent.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 47% dangerous. The file size is 720,432 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 723,728 bytes, 724,008 bytes, 724,760 bytes or 727,384 bytes.
The program is not visible. It is digitally signed. The WD Device Agent.exe file is not a Windows core file.
WD Device Agent.exe is able to monitor applications.
Uninstalling this variant:
You can uninstall the
WD Discovery program, update it, or ask Customer Support for help. Go to
support.wdc.com to update it, go to
support.wdc.com for support, or go to
WD Discovery in
Windows Control Panel (Software or Programs section) to uninstall it.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as WD Device Agent.exe. Therefore, you should check the WD Device Agent.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Best practices for resolving WD Device Agent issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with WD Device Agent. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the WD Device Agent.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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