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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
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,871
United States Rank #20,594
Reach 0.0056%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.05 days
89.85 days >
Average installed length: 47.21 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.3 0.91%
1.0.0.1 72.73%
1.0.0.0 26.36%

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HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet

What is HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet?  (from Hewlett-Packard)

This package contains the software for the HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse applet that is used by HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse in supported desktop models that are running a supported operating system.

Overview

HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet is a program developed by Hewlett-Packard. The most used version is 1.0.0.1, 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 main program executable is KBDOSD.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 1010.01 KB (1,034,247 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 63% of users of HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{C2A98780-3B82-4056-A1FB-7377B3C80AF7}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 1010.01 KB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet

Program executable:KBDOSD.exe
Name:KBDOSD Application
KBDOSD
Path:C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet\KBDOSD.exe
MD5:88e114acf8eb93bb2a53bd11cb9458b2
Additional files:
  • KBDOSD.exe - KBDOSD Application (KBDOSD)
  • PelHooks.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • KBDOSD.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HPKBDOSD' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Applet\KBDOSD.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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.91%
Windows 10 38.18%
Windows XP 0.91%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 50.91%
Windows 8.1 Pro 17.27%
Windows 10 Pro 14.55%
Windows 7 Enterprise 5.45%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 2.73%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.73%

Distribution by countryGeography

63.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 63.40%
  Germany 3.92%
  Italy 3.92%
  Australia 2.61%
  Canada 1.96%
  Malaysia 1.96%
  United Kingdom 1.96%
  Thailand 1.31%
  France 1.31%
  Austria 1.31%
  Portugal 1.31%
  Romania 1.31%
  Spain 1.31%
  Saudi Arabia 1.31%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 98.06%
GIGABYTE 0.97%
Compaq 0.97%
Common models
HP EliteOne 800 G1 Touch ... 12.15%
HP Compaq Elite 8300 Touc... 10.28%
HP Z1 Workstation 10.28%
HP EliteOne 800 G1 AiO 7.48%
HP ProDesk 400 G1 MT 6.54%
HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF 5.61%

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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