HP Windows Update Scheduler, with a filename of hpwuschd2.exe, is a process that is executed on the computer when you install the drivers for your HP printer. The file is generally installed with the later models of HP’s printer suite. The main task of the file is to simply look for updates for HP software, when an Internet connection is available. The user is notified if there are updates that can be downloaded and installed. The file has been known to eat up CPU resources, based on the accounts of users. CPU utilization averages at 0.0092231648%. Its RAM utilization is 1000 KB. This percentage is actually much higher than the average CPU utilization of other programs. With CPU hogging as the main issue with the file, majority of users have disabled the file, to allow the CPU to perform better. CPU hogs tremendously slow down CPU speed, and may cause other applications to terminate unexpectedly.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpwuschd2.exe. is used by HP Windows Update Scheduler, If you shut down hpwuschd2.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpwuschd2.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Windows Update Scheduler, 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 hpwuschd2.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Windows Update Scheduler, 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 hpwuschd2.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 hpwuschd2.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Windows Update Scheduler