The hpnra.exe file is connected with the Network Registry Agent software installed in Hewlett Packard (HP) devices. This EXE file makes the HP device drivers respond whenever the user adds components, functions and features to the computer device, like extra output bins and input trays. It has to make sure that all the updates that are installed for the device will be recognized by the drivers. For example, the user adds an envelope feeder. In order for the detect this, the user has to manually adjust the printers section in the Control Panel. However, hpnra.exe provides an Update Now option in the driver’s configuration tab, where the user can use to update the windows registries of the new details installed. To avoid security threats, the hpnra.exe file should be saved in the appropriate folder so as not to be copied by a suspicious file. HP has started integrating the hpnra.exe file or the Network Registry Agent background function in their software drivers in the year 2002.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Network Registry Agent, 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 hpnra.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 hpnra.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Network Registry Agent