QLBCTRL.exe
HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)
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.
Details |
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 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of HP Quick Launch Buttons.)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Behaviors
(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
All file variations of qlbctrl.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.95% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.81% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
14.29% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
11.90% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
4.76% |
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Windows Vista Business |
4.76% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
4.76% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.76% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 52.38% of HP Quick Launch Buttons.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
82.35% |
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ASUS |
11.76% |
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Acer |
5.88% |
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