Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional 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

Parent process
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PE structurePE 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:   2.3.1.0
MD5:   f630dd7564ebb7248a13b1cc774d9ea6
SHA1:   7d2a04de06fe6ea8beea838ee90bb002b7eb0b59
SHA256:   53bdfdb7177606dcbb5098a417542f181487227fb73c5c93be1275752d2c002a

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 ”

DetailsDetails

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:2.3.1.0
Size:26.05 KB (26,680 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

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00040818%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00025520%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015298%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:94 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,349/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.84 MB
Private (minimum):5.22 MB
Non-paged memory:1.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:67.2 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):71.39 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.51 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.06 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,545/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:42 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:141 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:109
600

BehaviorsProcess 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 (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HPWMISVC.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00051097%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00032408%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00018689%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:8,039/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:36 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00045502%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00045502%
CPU cycles:347/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.29% of HP Quick Launch.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 98.61%
Acer 1.39%
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