Most reports by end users and anti-virus programs identify hpmedia.exe file as malware. It is not a visible program. It runs when you start Windows. It uses the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. It is not a system process. It can record inputs, connect to the Internet and monitor other programs. Malware is a program created to steal sensitive or personal information, access private systems without permission from the owner or interrupt the normal functions of the target system. Malware includes spyware, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, worms, adware, dialers, rogue security software, keyloggers and malicious BHOs. It can be in the form of scripts, code, software or active content. It can disguise as genuine software through an official Website that offers promising software with the malware embedded in it and a tracking software that gathers information such as user habits and personal data.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as hpmedia.exe, 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 hpmedia.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 hpmedia.exe, belongs to, in this case hpmedia.exe