HP Tone Control
What is HP Tone Control?
This package provides the HP Tone Control Utility (for Bass/Treble) for the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems.
Overview
HP Tone Control is a program developed by Hewlett-Packard. The most used version is 2.0.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software installer includes 3 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 54% of users of HP Tone Control come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hptonecontrol
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{9207D4A1-586E-49CA-A002-FC9F475AB1A3}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by HP Tone Control
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hptonectl.exe - HP Tone Control (Tone Control)
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hpaudctl.dll - HPAUDCTL
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hpkbdctl.dll - HPKBDCTL
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- hptonectl.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HPToneControl' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HPToneControl\HPTonectl.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| hptonectl.exe |
| Memory: | 3.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0020546926% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00176932% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00028537% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 11,350 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 34.83 KB | |
How do I remove HP Tone Control?
You can uninstall HP Tone Control 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 HP Tone Control, 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 HP Tone Control.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
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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 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
89.69% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.23% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
78.28% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.56% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
1.18% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
0.93% |
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Geography
54.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.13% |
| Australia |
4.33% |
| Canada |
4.33% |
| United Kingdom |
3.93% |
| France |
3.60% |
| Italy |
3.15% |
| Germany |
2.56% |
| Netherlands |
2.16% |
| DK |
1.64% |
| Switzerland |
1.51% |
| India |
1.44% |
| Spain |
1.38% |
| Belgium |
1.31% |
| Brazil |
1.25% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
99.13% |
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| Dell |
0.43% |
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| Acer |
0.17% |
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| ASUS |
0.17% |
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| Lenovo |
0.09% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
44.46% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
24.70% |
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| HP Pavilion dv8 Notebook ... |
14.57% |
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| HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC |
2.73% |
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| HP HDX16 Notebook PC |
2.30% |
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| HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC |
1.87% |
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About Hewlett-Packard
HP provides products, software solutions and services to consumers, from enterprises to consumers including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
Publisher URL: www.hp.com