Most reports by anti-virus programs and end users identify the hpqwmlex.exe file as malware. This process runs when you start Windows. It uses the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. It is a hidden file. It records inputs. Malware or malicious software is an application created to steal sensitive or private information, access private systems without consent from the owner or interrupt the normal operations of the target system. It can be in the form of scripts, code, software or active content. Malware includes spyware, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, worms, adware, dialers, rogue security software, keyloggers and malicious BHOs. It can disguise as genuine software through an official Website that offers promising software with the malware embedded in it and a monitoring application that gathers information such as personal data and user habits.

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

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