The cpqhkey.exe process is an executable component file of the device driver software utilities and firmware resources that are distributed with certain Compaq wireless keyboards and mouse devices, and this process is specifically responsible for monitoring the hotkeys or multifunction keys embedded into these wireless keyboards. This means the cpqhkey.exe file is placed in the system upon the installation of these Compaq wireless keyboard and mouse firmware utilities and drivers, and is deployed to assist in the implementation of the functionalities that correspond to each of the multimedia or multifunction keys embedded into these Compaq wireless keyboards. The cpqhkey.exe process particularly works with the SYS drivers and DLL components bundled into the software installer distributions that are packaged with these Compaq wireless keyboards and mouse devices, in order to perform specific operations requested by the user from the multifunction or multimedia keys of these Compaq wireless keyboards.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Compaq Wireless Keyboard and Mouse 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 cpqhkey.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 cpqhkey.exe, belongs to, in this case Compaq Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Firmware/Driver Software