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Should I remove HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.1.0 100.00%

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HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet

Overview

HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet is a program developed by Hewlett-Packard. 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 main program executable is cnyhkey.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 2.93 MB (3,067,348 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 57% of users of HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HP\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{1A39D555-F171-41CB-9ECC-97FC03EBD675}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 2.93 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet

Program executable:cnyhkey.exe
HP LED INDICATOR
Path:C:\Program Files\hp\hp wireless keyboard and mouse applet\cnyhkey.exe
MD5:b7185195f91336932c484650a4028b5d
Additional files:
  • LchDrvKey.exe (by HP) - Launch a application.
  • ModLEDKey.exe (by Chicony) - Hotkey Driver (AccessL)
  • HPCPQUSB.dll (by Chicony) - HPCPQUSB

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ModLEDKey.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ku0133KBMo32.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • LchDrvKey.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HP0133KBMoLchDrv' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet\LchDrvKey.exe.
  • CNYHKEY.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HP0133KBMoCPQAPP' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet\CNYHKey.exe.

How do I remove HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet?

You can uninstall HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet 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 Keyboard and Mouse Applet, 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 Keyboard and Mouse Applet.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Hewlett-Packard
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 25%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Windows 10 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 25.00%
Windows 7 Professional 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 10 Home 25.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.14%
  United Kingdom 42.86%

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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