The hddtemperature.exe file is the process called HDD Temperature main executable file that is part of the application HDD Temperature Pro developed by PalickSoft. This program uses an icon on the taskbar. It uses a visible window. The hddtemperature.exe file is not a core file for Windows. It can monitor applications and connect to the Internet. HDD Temperature Pro is a software that monitors your hard drive and protects it from overheating. It uses S.M.A.R.T. [Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology] that is found in modern hard disk drives to check the temperature of the drives. It lets you set the maximum value for your drive temperature to warn you when it is exceeded. HDD Temperature Pro is an upscale version of HDD Temperature with additional functions such as monitoring several hard drives simultaneously and sending warning messages to the specified computer or E-mail address. It can force an overheated system to hibernate automatically in order to protect unsaved data and hard disk.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HDD Temperature Pro, 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 hddtemperature.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 hddtemperature.exe, belongs to, in this case HDD Temperature Pro