The Hotcore.sys file is a process called Hotbackup helper driver that is part of the application HotBackup created by Paragon Software Group. This process is a driver. It does not use a visible window. It is not a core file for Windows. A driver is a computer application that controls or operates a device connected to the computer. It is operating-system-specific and dependent on hardware. It acts as translator between the operating system or application and the hardware device to simplify programming. Paragon Hot Backup or Hot Processing allows you to lock a partition that needs backup without interrupting Windows or other programs. It resembles copy-on-write technology. It lets you backup a partition on Windows and other programs online. It offers flexibility for storage of snapshot and current data. It provides predictable amount of space recovered through deletion of snapshots. Data changed while performing hot backup is saved in special temporary file and put in the proper place after the process. Only the snapshot data at launching time of hot backup is stored in the backup image.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hotcore.sys. is used by HotBackup, If you shut down hotcore.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hotcore.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HotBackup, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hotcore.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HotBackup, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hotcore.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hotcore.sys, belongs to, in this case HotBackup