Hppusg.exe is the process file for Hewlett-Packard color-monitoring service software, a support program for HP brand color printers used by printing business owners. It works in three ways to effective and cost-efficient control of color-access: 1) Monitoring & Awareness – providing users with the ability to control and track the use of color by the tools in the user interface where color quality and corrective use can be configured. These tools offer options to identify underuse and overuse of colors, analysis, and smart decision-making as to when and where to reorder supplies. 2) Color Management – for black-and-white printing services such as e-mail copies, long documents, and non-color printing preferences. 3) Job Tracking & Billing – enables the user to determine the cost of color printing to a specific user, workgroup, or client, and billing it accordingly. The ability to calculate the cost of color printing to specific jobs enables the user to know the profitability of the printing service.
How can I stop hppusg.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hppusg.exe. is used by HP Usage Tracking, If you shut down hppusg.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hppusg.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Usage Tracking, 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.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Usage Tracking, 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.
Is hppusg.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
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.
What can I do if hppusg.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if hppusg.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 hppusg.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Usage Tracking