The hpstsb04.exe is a process file developed by the Hewlett Packard (HP) Company. It is one of the processes that executes for the HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility software program. It is responsible for providing system tray icons which are connected to the use of an HP printer. Hpstsb04.exe is significant an HP printed is connected to the computer and is being frequently used by the user. It is capable of activating the preferences of the user on the installed HP device. The process file is also responsible with managing the three HP printer icons in the taskbar. It creates an icon with a yellow border that tells the user that the printer is low on ink. The second icon is a statues indicator that tells that the computer system recognizes the HP device installed. Lastly, hpstsb04.exe creates an icon that detects whenever a card is inserted in the HP device. The hpstsb04.exe file is related to the ghost script device driver where the printer is able to understand the Command Language.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpztsb04.exe. is used by HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, If you shut down hpztsb04.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpztsb04.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, 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.

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility, 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 hpztsb04.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 hpztsb04.exe, belongs to, in this case HP Deskjet Taskbar Utility