The file hpmon.exe is the executable process of the HP Monitor Service application. The process hpmon.exe calls on the dll file hpmon.dll, which supports the Hewlett-Packard Network Port Monitor in Microsoft Windows operating system. The port monitor is responsible for the communication between the printer and the spooler. The print spooler is a windows process that feeds the print job from the printer queue to the printer. The spooler manages the printing queue instead of the application from where the print command was initiated. The print monitor controls the input/output (I/O) port to which the physical printer is connected. it delivers the print job to the printer, and communicates the status of the print job and the device. The user selects the port monitor when adding a printer or using HP software. Port monitors include the HP Standard TCP/IP Port, HP Standard SPX/IPX Port, Microsoft Standard TCP/IP Port, Microsoft LPR Port, and the Hewlett-Packard Network Port.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Monitor Service Application, 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 hpmon.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 hpmon.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Monitor Service Application