Called as VMware USB Monitor, the process hcmon.sys is an instance of a driver (SYS) file, and a part of the software product labeled as VMware Player, or VMware USB Monitor, which is created by VMware, Inc. The hcmon.sys file is not just a basic component, because it is digitally signed from VMware, Inc. - Symantec Time Stamping Services Signer - G3, and compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,such as newer versions like Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows ME. That said, hcmon.sys is essentially important that needs to remain running in the background of a computer system, and also means it must not be terminated, unless it is causing problems that affect the performance of the system.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as VMware Player, 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 hcmon.sys. 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 hcmon.sys, belongs to, in this case VMware Player