hotkeyservice.exe
HotkeyService.exe by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 6, 1, 1, 2035 |
| MD5: | eb18fdc307ffa93ee053c9149d2c5842 |
| SHA1: | 2e16e1fd94bdc9c870ade29353f8a36cb5a8a723 |
| SHA256: | 01e2c5b299a53fde49b6d4e1c1d62395aab064af4b5ae5caf9e2664aae7be283 |
What is hotkeyservice.exe?
The ASUS ATK Hotkey utilities are system programs that controls the use of special functions key, or hotkeys on most Asus laptops.
Overview
hotkeyservice.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
asusservice.exe. It is installed with a couple of know programs including CapsHook published by ASUS, Hotkey Service from ASUS and Hotkey Service by ASUS. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | hotkeyservice.exe |
| Publisher: | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. |
| Product name: | HotkeyService.exe |
| Description: | Asus Eee PC Hotkey Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\eeepc\hotkeyservice\hotkeyservice.exe |
| Original name: | Hotkey Service |
| File version: | 6, 1, 1, 2035 |
| Size: | 1.18 MB (1,242,544 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, March 8, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The Asus CapsHook utility is used for showing the Caps Lock status when you press that key. This is useful for PCs that do not include indicator LEDs on the keyboard, which leaves you unsure if Caps Lock is engaged or not.0079519#ixzz2OVSLgTzn
Hotkey utility is required to use those FN+F7 to change wireless settings and volume. See the blue things on your F keys? Those are what the FN keys control. This utility is pre-installed with most ASUS model laptops.
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Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00142785% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00096287% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00046498% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 140 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 168,606/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.1 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.4 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.49 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.1 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 62.79 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 66.26 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.56 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.32 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,225/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 6 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 91 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 4/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 140 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 16 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 18 | |
| GUI USER count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 6 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\eeepc\hotkeyservice\hotkeyservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Parent process: | asusservice.exe |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Starter |
60.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
40.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Germany installs about 60.00% of HotkeyService.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
100.00% |
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