Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

3.0.1.0	11.23%
3.0.1.0	7.49%
2.7.1.0	39.04%
2.5.3.0	8.02%
2.5.1.0	9.63%
2.3.1.0	15.51%
2.3.1.0	5.88%
2.3.1.0	0.53%
2.3.1.0	0.53%
2.2.1.0	1.60%
2.2.1.0	0.53%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegCloseKey, ControlService, GetLengthSid, RegOpenKeyExW, IsValidSid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegQueryValueExW, CopySid, GetTokenInformation, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, RegCreateKeyW, OpenServiceW, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenThreadToken, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW

kernel32.dll

GetCurrentThreadId, CloseHandle, LocalFree, GetSystemTime, lstrcmpiW, GetLocalTime, GetLastError, lstrlenW, CreateFileW, GetModuleFileNameW, Sleep, WriteFile, GetCurrentThread, CreateDirectoryW, GetCurrentProcess, GetCommandLineW, GetVersionExW, IsDebuggerPresent, DecodePointer, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, EncodePointer, TerminateProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedExchange

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx

shell32.dll

SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW

shlwapi.dll

PathAppendW

user32.dll

DispatchMessageW, PostThreadMessageW, wsprintfW, CharNextW, GetMessageW

HPWMISVC.exe

HP Quick Launch by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove HPWMISVC.exe

Version:	3.0.1.0
MD5:	3c5b2067338e4efdade94e4a72728f23
SHA1:	e92523739851d66e9f13c93c873d01424c46668c
SHA256:	72e21fa1e660f9405a5e39b0f89ab21c60f20bac13247567ef7139ac130f1897

What is HPWMISVC.exe?

The HP Quick Launch Buttons application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating systems.

About HPWMISVC.exe (from Hewlett-Packard Company)

“Some HP notebook PCs come with Quick Launch buttons. Quick Launch buttons enable you to quickly access the programs that you use most frequently. For example, if you frequently travel for your job to ”

Details

File name:	hpwmisvc.exe
Publisher:	Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:	HP Quick Launch
Description:	HP Quick Launch WMI Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch\hpwmisvc.exe
File version:	3.0.1.0
Size:	34.41 KB (35,232 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:	Sunday, December 18, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'HPWMISVC'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00004488%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002842%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001646%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	867 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	10,813/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.24 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.63 MB
Private (minimum):	3.83 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.24 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	47.15 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	50.36 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.11 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	4.71 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,629/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O write transfer:	23 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	2/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	3	12
Handles:	98	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch\hpwmisvc.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	HPWMISVC
Type:	Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (by Microsoft)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	68.45%
Windows 8	12.83%
Windows 8 Pro	4.81%
Windows 7 Ultimate	4.28%
Windows 8.1	4.28%
Windows 7 Home Basic	3.21%
Windows 7 Professional	2.14%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 58.29% of HP Quick Launch.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	98.61%
Acer	1.39%

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