VersionsVersions

6, 5, 11, 1 59.52%
6, 5, 10, 1 21.43%
6, 5, 8, 1 2.38%
6, 5, 5, 1 4.76%
6, 5, 3, 1 2.38%
6, 4, 8, 2 2.38%
6, 3, 5, 1 7.14%

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QLBCTRL.exe

HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove QLBCTRL.exe

Overview

There are 7 versions of qlbctrl.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6, 5, 11, 1. qlbctrl.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 276.2 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Hewlett-Packard Company by VeriSign. The programs HP Quick Launch Buttons, HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.20 B1 and HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.30 J1 have been observed as installing specific variations of qlbctrl.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0010% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.8 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.41 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 58 Bytes per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

What is qlbctrl.exe?

This contains the software that enables the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard to be programmed for the supported notebook models and operating systems. This application enables menu control of various bezel buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off; HotKeys, and Docked Events.

DetailsDetails

File name:qlbctrl.exe
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP Quick Launch Buttons
Description:Quick Launch Buttons
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch buttons\qlbctrl.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, December 18, 2011

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of HP Quick Launch Buttons.)
Hewlett-Packard
  52% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...
Hewlett-Packard
6% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...
Hewlett-Packard
6% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...
Hewlett-Packard
11% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...
Hewlett-Packard
3% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...
Hewlett-Packard
7% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of qlbctrl.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QlbCtrl' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QlbCtrl.exe /Start
  • 'QlbCtrl.exe' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QlbCtrl.exe /Start

VersionsAll file variations of qlbctrl.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
8f89e6cb82e6db45bc993d423cd0fdbd 4dcc8806256cfddfa33f4c953973d2f79feaf4ce 316.05 KB
fe7ce849db8c3986b2e721c6a3184faa 91069386142e5d04bbc507dbc24fd5e224e5cb19 281.05 KB
ceffa4aaa8fead0db83a19d5c38347b2 dcb3bec6cbf0b4ec625a39fdc2d814861440d9e7 314.55 KB
019d774b725dcfd9a188f07764a32214 a80674dc2c3646d10b0dcb8656964de250d678e7 314.55 KB
0771a5c3b78967f9f83c1c429334ad2a 9a67bf17231066fa07668b533fb831bdd8adae1d 312.55 KB
f7cf218e5caa6fc0bb55791ad31e2b3f 36fdd639c3ca86af20cdb8e295354376dac34868 197.3 KB
aef50c71530b415afa40e1d478befccc c4faac457fe19d970d17394247900eeb18de80cb 197.3 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.81%
Windows Vista Home Premium 14.29%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 11.90%
Windows 8 Pro 4.76%
Windows Vista Business 4.76%
Windows 7 Starter 4.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.76%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 52.38% of HP Quick Launch Buttons.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 82.35%
ASUS 11.76%
Acer 5.88%
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