The hpztsb03.exe file is one of the processes in the HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility that is automatically ran upon start-up. It belongs to those processes that are installed in the System 32 subfolder of Windows but is not integral to the operation of the OS. The process does maintenance and diagnostic tasks for attached HP printers. While non-core to Windows operation, it is not recommended to remove this process from the list of tasks in improving hardware performance, especially not before a check is made of its presence in MSCONFiG or in the registry as it will likely cause system failure. It is an active process, manifested by a system tray when doing diagnostic work during hardware operation, which makes it low on the list of processes used by malware developers in delivering their creations. While commonly mistaken as a malware delivery system, this process is an essential component whose occasional appearance in troubleshooting is only due to some form of corruption in the program.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpztsb03.exe. is used by HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, If you shut down hpztsb03.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpztsb03.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, 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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A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, 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 hpztsb03.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 hpztsb03.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility