the hpzstc05.exe process is a Windows executable program, and this EXE file is placed in the system upon the installation of the driver utilities and firmware components that are packaged into the HP Deskjet disc. While the whole HP Deskjet software suite is Microsoft certified, there is a great deal of debate on whether this process came with the software suite, or was subsequently corrupted by hackers. What is presently known is that it is commonly used to name processes that spread malware. The hpzstc05.exe process itself, when observed in a clean machine, neither exhibits any activity nor augments any other process. It is not a Windows system file and does not support any Windows process, and variants of the hpzstc05.exe process were reported by some users to be associated with spyware. When found in the system, these users claim that the malicious variants of the hpzstc05.exe process can be difficult to remove because it appears to be capable of reinstalling itself. On the other hand, the legitimate version of the hpzstc05.exe process is deployed into the system upon the installation of the firmware utilities and device driver software resources that are distributed with HP Deskjet devices, which are home and office printers designed for Windows-based computers.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpzstc05.exe. is used by HP Deskjet Firmware/Driver Software, If you shut down hpzstc05.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpzstc05.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Deskjet Firmware/Driver Software, 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 hpzstc05.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Deskjet Firmware/Driver Software, 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 hpzstc05.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 hpzstc05.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Deskjet Firmware/Driver Software