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volctrl.exe

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

Remove volctrl.exe
Version:   6, 5, 10, 1
MD5:   001b2cd2d45bc59575ba0f1a4a997682
SHA1:   e884a75086e6003b41dab7ea04b0f9721a4c5257
SHA256:   6049f4096ff80da910d79b2ae7a83df38ea624d2f6293a0003808fc02160c79f

What is volctrl.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.

Overview

volctrl.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent qlbctrl.exe (HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard Company). It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP Quick Launch Buttons published by Hewlett-Packard, HP Quick Launch Buttons from Hewlett-Packard and HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard. The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:volctrl.exe
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP Quick Launch Buttons
Description:Volume related element
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch buttons\volctrl.exe
Original name:HP Quick Launch Buttons
File version:6, 5, 10, 1
Size:75.05 KB (76,856 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
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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 systems. This application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009968%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005322%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004646%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:10,665 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:464,737/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.32 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.76 MB
Private (minimum):3.5 MB
Non-paged memory:6.32 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.31 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.74 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.57 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,910/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:13 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:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:100
600
GUI GDI count:13
103
GUI GDI peak:14
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch buttons\volctrl.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:qlbctrl.exe (HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard Company)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
VolCtrl.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00011330%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00009135%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00002195%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,060/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:84 KB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00007410%
Kernel CPU:0.00007410%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:613/sec
Memory:228 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows Vista Business 20.00%
Windows 7 Starter 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of HP Quick Launch Buttons.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 75.00%
Acer 25.00%
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