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Should I remove HP Wireless Elite Keyboard?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #26,378
United States Rank #14,313
Reach 0.0062%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.5.5 5.69%
1.2.4.1 94.31%

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HP Wireless Elite Keyboard

What is HP Wireless Elite Keyboard?

Device driver for HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Driver.

Overview

HP Wireless Elite Keyboard is a software program developed by Hewlett-Packard. The most common release is 1.2.4.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named hpkeyboardg.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.84 MB (1,933,250 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 94% of users of HP Wireless Elite Keyboard come from the United States, it is also popular in Sweden and Israel.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Elite Keyboard\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Elite Keyboard\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 1.84 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by HP Wireless Elite Keyboard

Program executable:hpkeyboardg.exe
Name:HP Wireless Elite Keyboard
Keyboard & Mouse Battery Volume Detection
Path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp wireless elite keyboard\hpkeyboardg.exe
MD5:ccf0a71b79936eedb69b40d27bd1f216
Additional files:
  • showicon.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • HPKEYBOARDg.EXE is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HP KEYBOARDg' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Elite Keyboard\HPKEYBOARDg.EXE".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

HPKEYBOARDg.EXE
Memory:6.53 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0001404835%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00004504%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00009545%
0.015104% average

How do I remove HP Wireless Elite Keyboard?

You can uninstall HP Wireless Elite Keyboard from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program HP Wireless Elite Keyboard, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove HP Wireless Elite Keyboard.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 72%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.58%
Windows 10 14.52%
Windows Vista 6.45%
Windows XP 6.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.97%
Windows 7 Professional 15.45%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.94%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.50%
Windows 10 Home 4.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

93.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 93.69%
  Sweden 0.97%
  Israel 0.97%
  United Kingdom 0.97%
  MA 0.49%
  Ecuador 0.49%
  Costa Rica 0.49%
  Greece 0.49%
  Netherlands 0.49%
  Canada 0.49%
  United Arab Emirates 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.38%
Dell 15.94%
Acer 14.49%
ASUS 8.70%
American Megatrends 5.80%
GIGABYTE 4.35%
Gateway 2.90%
Alienware 1.45%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.98%
ASUSTeK K53E 1.98%
HP-Pavilion GC674AA-ABA m... 1.98%
Hewlett-Packard p6620f 1.98%
HP Pavilion P6000 Series 1.98%
HP PAVILION DV7 NOTEBOOK ... 0.99%

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

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