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Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

RtHDVCpl.exe

Realtek HD Audio Manager by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)

Remove RtHDVCpl.exe

Version:	1, 0, 0, 761
MD5:	293dc71b22a0c2fae3fb759bb208ffc8
SHA1:	628505c3b543ae5cbd5230510b7d63f749ecc110
SHA256:	325fc2b81966319be1526eab84f8de4a469e084c8c0ac8156ef350b165d9f7f4

What is RtHDVCpl.exe?

Realtek HD Audio Drivers is a program that allows you to listen to audio in HD on your PC. The driver handles sound playback and recording.

Overview

rthdvcpl.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Realtek HDMI Audio Driver for ATI from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and Realtek HDMI Audio Driver for ATI by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..

Details

File name:	rthdvcpl.exe
Publisher:	Realtek Semiconductor
Product name:	Realtek HD Audio Manager
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rthdvcpl.exe
File version:	1, 0, 0, 761
Size:	10.45 MB (10,959,464 bytes)
Build date:	1/16/2012 8:57 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Realtek Semiconductor Corp
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Expiration date:	Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

9% remove

Realtek's High Definition Audio Driver provide high quality DTS, Dolby, Surround Sound to your PC via the audio card. The software comes with a number of features and functionality such as a six channel Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that fully supports the 16/20/24-bit Pulse Code Modulation format for 5.1 channel audio. It supports legacy analog input to analog output mixer as well as 44.1k/48k/96kHz Sony/Philips Digital Interconnec...

Realtek HDMI Audio Driver for ATI

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

9% remove

The Realtek HDMI Audio Driver is the software driver for the Realtek HDMI Audio devices. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly. In most cases, drivers come with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates as well as downloaded from the Realtek support website.

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'RTHDVCPL' → C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe -s

Scheduled tasks

Entry path '\realtekHDAudio'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00863224%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00617720%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00245504%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	78 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	1/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	7.27 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.62 MB
Private (minimum):	5.16 MB
Non-paged memory:	7.27 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	84.53 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	96.27 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	5.16 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	8.62 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	9	12
Handles:	239	600
GUI GDI count:	54	103
GUI GDI peak:	64	142
GUI USER count:	20	49
GUI USER peak:	21	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rthdvcpl.exe" -s
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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