The file cqmghost.exe is included in HP/Compaq Management Agents software. The file is associated with a process called Foundation Agent. The software is installed manually by the user. It does not come pre-installed in HP and Compaq machines. It is located in its default path, C:\Windows\System 32\CpqMgmt\cqmghost\cqmghost.exe. Compaq Foundation Agent designed for Windows has provides users with four management features, and out of this four only two are automatically installed when the file is executed. These two default features are Web Agent and OS Management Component. The other two, WMI Agent and Event Notifier will have to be selected by the user during the installation process. The file has a size of approximately 4096 KB. This is a background task that is required to launch upon Windows boot-up. Users regard the file as an essential tool in monitoring system performance and processes, and managing SNMP, among others; therefore majority of users leave the file enabled.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Compaq Foundation Agent, 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 cqmghost.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 cqmghost.exe, belongs to, in this case Compaq Foundation Agent