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Global Rank #20,100
United States Rank #17,671
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CPUID HWMonitor 1.16
What is CPUID HWMonitor? (from CPUID)
The program handles the most common sensor chips, like ITE® IT87 series, most Winbond® ICs, and others. In addition, it can read modern CPUs on-die core thermal sensors, as well has hard drives temperature via S.M.A.R.T, and video card GPU temperature. You can remove the program either from the Add or Remove Programs w... Read more
Overview
CPUID HWMonitor 1.16 is a program developed by CPUID. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is hwmonitor.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 2.63 MB (2,762,976 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 49% of users of CPUID HWMonitor come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Canada.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.63 MB
Files installed by CPUID HWMonitor 1.16
| Program executable: | hwmonitor.exe |
| Name: | CPUID Hardware Monitor |
| HWMonitor |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\cpuid\hwmonitor\hwmonitor.exe |
| MD5: | 9fc55844db8e2ee4405696d33ae2ea3b |
Additional files:
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HwMonTray.exe (by Orbmu2k) - HwMonTray
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- HwMonTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4CFB3F3E-3D9A-4BE7-B1B6-A6608617DB61}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- HWMonitor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HWMonitor' which loads as C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.exe.
How do I remove CPUID HWMonitor?
You can uninstall CPUID HWMonitor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program CPUID HWMonitor 1.16, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CPUID HWMonitor.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win 10 5%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
80.84% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.94% |
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| Windows XP |
6.54% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.44% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.35% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.21% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.51% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.57% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.41% |
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Geography
49.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
49.25% |
| France |
12.03% |
| Canada |
4.14% |
| Italy |
3.01% |
| Thailand |
2.26% |
| Finland |
2.26% |
| Japan |
2.26% |
| Brazil |
1.88% |
| Australia |
1.88% |
| Sweden |
1.88% |
| Netherlands |
1.88% |
| Germany |
1.88% |
| United Kingdom |
1.88% |
| TN |
1.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
25.93% |
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| Dell |
19.44% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
15.74% |
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| ASUS |
10.19% |
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| Alienware |
3.70% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.78% |
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| Intel |
1.85% |
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| Samsung |
1.85% |
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| Toshiba |
1.85% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.03% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
1.72% |
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| Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3 |
1.72% |
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| Alienware M17x |
1.72% |
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| Alienware Aurora |
1.72% |
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| ASUSTeK G73Jh |
1.72% |
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