The hprbupdate.exe process is also known as the Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant and it was created by the Hewlett-Packard Development Company and it belongs to the product called the HP Digital Imaging. It is an important part of the computer system. This file contains vast privileges on a user’s local computer, which acts as the computer on the network. The program contains no visible window and has a certification from a trustworthy company. The hprbupdate.exe process is not a Windows core file and can be removed from the user’s computer system with the use of Control Panel’s Add/Remove programs. Users consider the hprbupdate.exe process to be quite safe and the application poses no threat within the user’s computer system. The technical security rating of the respective application is 28% dangerous, making it relatively safe to operate within the PC system. It does not possess the ability to damage the user’s computer provided its functionalities are used properly.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant, 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 hprbupdate.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 hprbupdate.exe, belongs to, in this case Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant