The upd.exe file is referred to as the hCDNQRvKeyQ application, which is a part of the MediaTickets software, and is developed by OIN. As an executable file, this process is mostly found in the folder C:\Program Files of Microsoft Windows operating system, such as Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. The file upd.exe has a few variants, no visible window, and is not certainly a Windows system file, but works in most Windows OS. When the program MediaTickets is installed in the computer, it comes with all the processes that complete the application. Therefore, the upd.exe file, as bundled, in the program is also downloaded and stored in the system, and launched when the MediaTickets software is executed or used. Like other files, upd.exe launches itself during Windows startup, is seen running in the task manager, or most certainly in one of these Windows registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce.

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

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