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HKCMD.exe

Intel Common User Interface by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove HKCMD.exe
Version:   3.0.0.2285
MD5:   07e2751e246bff288c76a86f9ecd9ac0
SHA1:   ae0b24aefba679fab8d144ca79b1c835c4f35355
SHA256:   238ad02645e57fd955abd5fa2d694b2fa1b09a924d3edf5c293003f67b2da98b

What is HKCMD.exe?

The Common User Interface is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.

Overview

hkcmd.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hkcmd.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:Intel(R) Common User Interface
Description:hkcmd Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe
File version:3.0.0.2285
Product version:7.0.0.2285
Size:116 KB (118,784 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, March 20, 2008
Expiration date:Saturday, April 23, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.432596
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'HotKeysCmds' → C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00004536%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002780%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001756%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:297 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):376 KB
Private (minimum):376 KB
Non-paged memory:1.45 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:30.49 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):35.77 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:384 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.66 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,231/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:16 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:75
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI USER count:21
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 11.50%
Windows 8 9.50%
Windows 7 Professional 7.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
24 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 34.01% of Intel(R) Common User Interface.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 14.83%
ASUS 13.79%
Toshiba 13.10%
Lenovo 12.41%
Sony 8.97%
Acer 7.93%
Intel 3.45%
Samsung 1.72%
GIGABYTE 1.03%
Alienware 0.69%
American Megatrends 0.69%
NEC 0.69%
MSI 0.69%
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