HpqCmon MFC Application or HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0 - Photosmart Cameras) is the service name of the process hpqcmon.exe, which is an instance of an executable or EXE file, and is a component of the software product called HP Photo and Imaging of versions 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.0, or HpqCmon Application, or HP Photosmart Premier, or HP Image Zone, or HP Photo & Imaging, which is created by Hewlett-Packard Co., or simply known as HP. This program is basically bundled within digital camera drivers of Hewlett-Packard (HP). Once the application is downloaded onto the computer, the hpqcmon.exe file begins to run in the background to execute its function, after successful stored itself into a file folder and registered into the Windows registry. Furthermore, the hpqcmon.exe file is compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems,including Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows M

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpqcmon.exe. is used by HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.0 - HP) or HpqCmon Application or HP Photosmart Premier or HP Image Zone or HP Photo & Imaging, If you shut down hpqcmon.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpqcmon.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.0 - HP) or HpqCmon Application or HP Photosmart Premier or HP Image Zone or HP Photo & Imaging, 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 hpqcmon.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.0 - HP) or HpqCmon Application or HP Photosmart Premier or HP Image Zone or HP Photo & Imaging, 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 hpqcmon.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 hpqcmon.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.0 - HP) or HpqCmon Application or HP Photosmart Premier or HP Image Zone or HP Photo & Imaging