msnmsgr.exe is the main executable for MSN Messenger, which is bundled with Windows and Microsoft Office. It provides online chat, an file sharing capabilities.
Non-system processes like msnmsgr.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data in your system's registry, it is likely that your registry has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance. It is recommended that you
check your registry to identify slowdown issues.