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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

90.0.43.000 42.86%
82.0.173.000 50.00%
50.0.146.000 7.14%

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hpwuSchd2.exe

hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series by Hewlett-Packard Co

Remove hpwuSchd2.exe
Version:   82.0.173.000
MD5:   b93c4070f24e46b0097648c276b5039e
SHA1:   8b6b7a2b6f1af6342d2fcbb4f5de29de27573631
SHA256:   5113aab400d456a5c11ef47e40755755f227bb4a7134c0e2c81f6199c896bd98

What is hpwuSchd2.exe?

Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant is installed when you install an HP all-in-one hardware deivce and is used to communicate various functions between the device and the PC. This is installed with either the driver or HP Digital Imaging software suite included with the device's installation. The digital imaging software enables the computer to recognize equiptment as an HP device.

Overview

hpwuschd2.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec Corporation). 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 HP Update published by Hewlett-Packard, HP Update from Hewlett-Packard and HP Update by Hewlett-Packard.

DetailsDetails

File name:hpwuschd2.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Co.
Product name:hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series
Description:Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hp\hp software update\hpwuschd2.exe
File version:82.0.173.000
Product version:082.000.173.000
Size:48 KB (49,152 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'HP Software Update' → C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006429%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004732%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001697%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:109 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,866/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.27 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.53 MB
Private (minimum):1.6 MB
Non-paged memory:1.27 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:57.19 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):62.26 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.78 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.88 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,710/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:18 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:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:60
600
GUI GDI count:6
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hp\hp software update\hpwuschd2.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 42.86%
Windows Vista Home Premium 42.86%
Windows Vista Ultimate 7.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 85.71% of hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 30.77%
Toshiba 30.77%
Intel 15.38%
ASUS 15.38%
Sahara 7.69%
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