The executable file xdaemon.exe appears to be part of the software for HP Wireless Comfort Mobile Mouse. Based on users’ personal accounts, the file enables their HP wireless mouse to function fully. However, there have been quite a number of reports, both from other users and threat analysts, that the file is a form of Trojan. For this reason, a lot of users have chosen to completely remove the file from their computers whether or not they have the HP wireless mouse connected to their computers. Also, some users found the file to be a form of malware which likewise compelled them to remove the file. Overall, if the file was found during a system malfunction or software failure, it was immediately removed from the system to prevent further damage on the computer. The file runs as a background task which launches when the system is booted up. If the file is causing system issues, the general advice of users is to delete the file.

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

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