The process HP Boot Optimizer, installed through the software HP Boot Optimizer, has a file extension of hpbootop.exe. This is the main executable for the software. File location is usually in C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Boot Optimizer\hpbootop.exe. The file launches upon startup with a process command of “C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Boot Optimizer\HPBootOp.exe”/run. Based on resources found, the file enables a process that helps the system during the boot-up process by optimizing files and processes included in the startup entries so that boot-up time will be considerably shortened. The file does not appear to be linked to any form of harmful process, as it has not been reported by users as having infected their computer systems with viruses, malware, Trojan, worms or spyware. It also does not appear to misbehave on the system, as it has not been mentioned as consuming too much CPU resources or causing the Blue Screen of Death to appear. The file therefore, is generally regarded as harmless.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Boot Optimizer, 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 hpbootop.exe. 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 hpbootop.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Boot Optimizer