The process named as hkeyman.exe is an executable or EXE file type, and is a component of the software product called Panasonic Hotkey Manager, which is developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., or Panasonic. The hkeyman.exe is file is installed onto the computer, once the download process of the software that houses it begins, and starts to run in the background, as it has registered itself into the Windows registry with a run identifier and an execution command, and stored on a file folder. It is recommended to keep the hkeyman.exe is file running, since it is digitally signed from Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher - VeriSign Time Stamping Service, and a Windows process, which means it is compatible with certain versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Panasonic Hotkey Manager, 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 hkeyman.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 hkeyman.exe, belongs to, in this case Panasonic Hotkey Manager