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Process name: Intel Hotkey command activator
Product: Intel
Company: Intel
File: hkcmd.exe
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"hkcmd.exe" is Intel's "extreme" grahics hot key interceptor. If you never use the Intel hotkeys, you can go to Control Panel > Intel Extreme Graphics > Hot Keys and turn them off.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of hkcmd.exe: based on 309 votes. Read also the 242 reviews.
10241 users ask for this file. 138 users rated it as not dangerous. 20 users rated it as not so dangerous. 61 users rated it as neutral. 34 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 56 users rated it as dangerous. 34 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
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| Enables the Intel Hotkey command for graphics driver and keyboard. Alex | |
| It something todo with keyboard shortcuts, provided by intel, its worth getting rid of itf you dont use it El Gringo | |
| may gather info typed on keyboard, why lots of drivers for such a crap graphic chip? none | |
| Intel Hot Keys Command Module. Monitors the keyboard for the key-presses you specified in the program. See also: Link Andrew Carpenter, Microsoft MVP for Security | |
| it's a keyboard shortcut to accelerate the intel graphics chipset. can be disabled via display properties in control panel. nize | |
| Application that implements the Intel Hotkey command scoub | |
| norton firewall intercepted it trying to open a tcp connection Sid | |
| Wow what a feature. So I can press a key and change what direction my monitor displays data. Bob | |
| Regedit, tasklist, HijackThis could not be accessed while this was running. mike | |
| In two separate instances, has caused the mouse pointer to disappear/freeze/move sporadically on loading. Eric | |
| Windows background process, runs keyboard short cuts etc for Intel based graphix chips. IT Journo UK | |
| Tries to get in contact with *.microsoft.com via TCP. I don't like that. AntaBaka | |
| only the attached from the discussion boards link See also: Link TJ | |
| hkcmd.exe crashes after installed SP2 for winXP T | |
| would not let me eject my USB flash drive until I killed this process Jeff | |
| "it's a keyboard shortcut to accelerate the intel graphics chipset. can be disabled via display properties in control panel. " This is exactly what it was. Disabled it and now it's gone. Sam | |
| Tried to open UDP (outbound) connection on Port 53 (DNS). Why does driver need to talk on network? Tony | |
| Intel "extreme" grahics hot key interceptor. If you never use the Intel hotkeys, you can save the overhead via Control Panel/Intel Extreme Graphics/Hot Keys and turn them off. The man | |
| Intel hot key interceptor The man | |
| All I know is, I have a pc that runs better when HKCMD isn't running. Greg | |
| pc works fine denying it internet access | |
| Caused computer to change to lowest resolution and least colors on every reboot. | |
| The same comment of last, crashes after installed SP2 winXP Robert | |
| Not required takes up about 3MB while running Andre | |
| Crashes with SP2 for WinXP. Lame! Stefan | |
| Got this file after a website took control of computer. Definitely spyware, get rid of it. Check HKLM/Software/microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run in the registry M - NZ | |
| When installed on XP SP2 causes blue screen with the Novell Client Leroy | |
| allows special hotkeys to work, email, internet buttons on laptops user | |
| Keeps crashing after xp sp2 installed Karl | |
| crashes after installation of sp2 / winxp See also: Link ralfy-d | |
| Is i.e. used for pivoting flat panel monitors - keyboard shortcut; Crashes after SP2 install (- new version!) See also: Link Mike567 | |
| Been disabling it for some time now... it does have value... just not to my configuration. Kevin B. | |
| Causes problems after WinXP SP2 HAQattaq | |
| Enables the Intel Hotkey command for graphics driver and keyboard. Datamind | |
| hkcmd.exe description: Hotkey Command Module for Intel Graphics Contollers. Located in "C:\WINNT\System32\" on Windows NT/2000 and "C:\WINDOWS\System32\" on Windows XP. File hkcmd.exe removal: Described file hkcmd.exe is not related to the security threats. However the same or similar file name can be used by spyware or adware programs to decept user. We advice you to scan your computer and eliminate possible threats. The Man | |
| After SP2 install, I couldn't use certain ctrl-alt-(letter) commands until I deleted this. D.S.T. | |
| disable by run: msconfig [enter] startup tab | |
| Changed my ADSL conn to DialUp. Hosted in register. DELETED! LUIX | |
| It uses up 99% of the CPU whilst running and takes high priority. IT Man | |
| causes screen to flicker, start menu won't stay open during flicker Tony | |
| Something that monitors the keybd so that when you push a key u can program it todo stuff mr man | |
| it can be disbabled from the graphic properties of the intel driver. it will probably be present in the registry, so can be removed from there also. This exe uses a big chunk of the cpu, which is not very healty santosh rao | |
| I could not use my NT system, It pigged 98% of the cpu ! Tom Kazakoff | |
| Firewall caught it accessing the network. Russ | |
| Also crashes on my machine after installing XP2 Derek | |
| Had a problem, accidently deleted key in the registry trying to remove adware, had to repair windows XP from startup disk, when repairing the installation a window poped up telling me that this file 'hkcmd.exe' was needed and to locate the file, I pressed cancel and continued with repair of installation. Sounds like it is not needed anyway according to all the other posts. IMMORTAL MILITANT | |
| Even If I disable Hot Keys, it still loads at startup. Nothing seems to go wrong if I "end task" it. Anthony | |
| After XP sp2 update it created serious issues with the system, making it unuseable. To fix open run: type msconfig and disable it on startup. Everthing returned to normal after this was removed. See also: Link Techie | |
| Process appeared after installing Intel Graphix Drivers. Harmless/Useless program that just eats away valuable memory. Can be removed in HKLM/Software/microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run Fludizz | |
| You scare mongers should do your research before posting bogus information here... It's a legitimate command process - Intel Hot Keys Command Module. Monitors the keyboard for the key-presses you specified in the program. Mike Ellis | |
| it uses up all of my system resources until i end process and then it runs great. I want to remove it but am worried. GTO | |
| My company installed a bunch of crap on my computer and said they were going to start tracking everyone. That's when this thing appeared. Not sure what it does, but seems to be some sort of tracking device. Dan | |
| I rely on keyboard, not mouse, and thus use Windows hot keys (ctrl+alt+_) ALOT! hkcmd.exe greatly interferes with this functionality. ix | |
| As descibed. Started serious crashing once I had updated to XP SP2 Nick | |
| Gateway M520 laptop retains email, search, internet, music hotkey use with hkcmd.exe removed Had to stop with msmiconfig startup tab dennis thomas | |
| When booting win98, hkcmd.exe performs illegal operation Rich | |
| This is great, I can now dump the Pivot software that came with my LCD monitor (which rotates) for this much less intrusive app. Sean | |
| it´s a hot key interceptor for a intel graphics card, the name of this is hkcmd.exe don´t confuse with AckCmd.exe than is a backdoor xcal3 | |
| Caused a DC upgraded from Windows 2000 SP4 to Windows Server 2003 Standard to blue screen! Restarted in safe mode, disabled all commands in HKLM\...\Run, then manually run one by one to determine problem. A | |
| hkcmd module keeps popping-up can,t get rid of it. mpicard | |
| On my old VAIO laptop, this was necessary to use the fn key combinations, which did hardware-specific things like mute the volume, switch from the laptop to an external monitor, and change the screen brightness. If you're using whatever keys it makes work, you'll need to keep it. If you're not, you can disable it. kira13 | |
| Seems to be two of these. One is the Intel HotKey process. It may be disabled. May cause problems under XP SP2 and will crash when logging over RDP. The other appears to be spyware that masquerades as the Intel process. UniDyne | |
| May also disable by deleting the reg key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HotKeysCmds UniDyne | |
| It's actually a file that transmit information to another galaxy that's spying on us...very dangerous See also: Link George Bush | |
| user can rotate the display using Alt+ctr+arrow key shortcut if it is running! dont fear to use it!! tanmay mande | |
| It comes with a graphic driver from Intel. My computer wouldn't go into 'standby' anymore. wev | |
| After SP2 - crashed - re-installed video driver and now it works fine! Rhett Buck | |
| reformat the hard drive Nada Corporation | |
| Don't fall for the sensationism... It is NOT spyware. Allows hotkeys in the Intel(R) GMA Driver Control Panel applet to function. Disable it in the CP applet and reboot if you don't need it. pjs67 | |
| i think it's buged soft - compaq video - it's bloking national key "ł" indeed of some shortcut. If u want to get rid of it type "msconfig" and layer startup psjulek | |
| on a tablet pc, causes flashing and delays when some programs wait for user input. don't like having to choose between hkcmd and app - both are useful. andy | |
| my hkcmd module kept crashing and now my right click on desk top won't work. always crashes my explorer (not the browser) Monique | |
| File hkcmd.exe is the Intel Hot Keys Command Module which handles keyboard shortcuts for Intel based graphix chips. Erick | |
| This hkcmd make a PPP error and don't let me enter to the internet using a dialup connection. Chayenne System Analyst. | |
| Keeps turning on and using 99% reseources - makes eeverything like gloop. Very annoying. Bob | |
| It is file created by micro$ft, so I don't believe, that it can work propely... Cow | |
| It makes the screen flicker until you kill the process maybe WXPsp2 related? Jorge Cossio | |
| Uses over 4 MB of RAM. That alone makes it worth removing. Tim Howland | |
| Screws up certain ctrl-alt key combinations Glen | |
| It causes XP system to crash after Novell Client Install JJW | |
| It has ability to access PC and change settings. I had three different versions, none of which I installed. Opens ports and accesses PC illegally. Experienced Programmer needed to fully decipher its functions. Scary! Giselley19 | |
| attempts legal tcp connection to internet. When refused denies web traffic through zonealarm firewall to convince user to disable firewall. Now why would a key listener be so desperate to communicate with the internet? Me | |
| it run by intel graphics controller when this driver is installed See also: Link jinn | |
| Problem with this EXE appears after installing XP SP2, just to download last graphic controler's driver, and it's OK ! Mistergian | |
| This is INTELS Extreme Graphics background program it is necessary for your graphics card in fast performances. See also: Link Get real | |
| Intel Hot Key Commands. Allows you to launch video configuration panel with a key combo. Not dangerous, but remove it to reduce system cruft level. Alsee | |
| look at your key board you'l see its a media controled key board, hkcmd is the program to control the media eda comand prompt in your processor, its simply a eminence program that your looking at | |
| OPTIONAL - to disable: Control Panel/Display/Settings Tab/Advanced/Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Tab/Graphics Properties/Hot Keys Tab Jonathan | |
| Uses 4MB, but I have adequate RAM (1.2GB), and uses no processor resources. Came with the laptop (Acer 290) and caused no problems when I updated to SP2. I'm happy to leave well alone! | |
| The real file is not a threat, however two other files with the same name installed themselves on my laptop and try to access the internet. Those files needed to be removed. Diana | |
| I found three hkcmd files in three different folders: C:\i386 C:\WINDOWS\system32 C:\drivers\video\onboard I tried deleting the file in the C:\WINDOWS folder. My computer would not allow the deletion. Which file is the bad one or are all three worthly of deletion??? ray | |
| its not dangerous at all, trust me! ungefaehrlich! dariusistmeinname | |
| Seems harmless, but I don't use hot-keys much. Daniel Glasser | |
| Not needed AT ALL, so why keep it running? MPM | |
| It interferes with peoper functioning of US-International Keyboard definition. JC | |
| it isn't in my system sow i don't give a crap Dimi | |
| not worth having unless you use the shourtcut keys on your keyboard dave | |
| It is NOT spyware. Allows hotkeys in the Intel(R) GMA Driver Control Panel applet to function. Disable it in the CP applet and reboot if you don't need it. Chris | |
| If you use polish keyboard layout - disable this file or disable keyboard shortcuts in Intel Extreame Graphics taskbar icon. If you don't some, polish letters will be unaccessible from keyboard. mp0011 | |
| It's done nothing on my computer, but I am a pretty big nerd, so I'll look at for it. Also, don't download anything if you have this, unless using Mozilla. It screws up my IE downloads for some reason. Xavier | |
| It is a valid file for Compaq\HP and other computers that use the Intel Graphics Controller, as described in HP Document ID: DD040826_CW01 at the link below. Joe Melton | |
| One more comment about hkcmd, on my tablet PC I recently began getting a 'Data Execution Prevention' block on a 'Generic Host Process for win32' after much trial and error thanks to Security Task Manager, I isolated this file as the culprit. Just one more of the apparently many conflicts people have with the shortcut application Jon | |
| Started giving an error message during startup after installing SP2 on WinXP Pro. Rolled back Graphics Controller Driver and it went away IT Girl | |
| All your keys are belong to us E.T. | |
| it keep's turningof and on by it's self and i think it might have something to do with the tv operating systems alex cox | |
| Hot Key Command - used by Intel Graphics driver to switch between portrait and landscape mode on monitors that swivel like the DELL 1905FP. Very Handy for people who rotate their monitor all the time, like me. Mike | |
| Tries to connect to http port on a microsoft site, talk of intel software trying to link to a microsoft site !!! if ur firewall has caught it and is asking for allow/deny option, safely say deny. i do not want either intel or m$ to know anything about me or my comp. gujubhai | |
| Keymonitor to acces various options, frequently delivered with various video cards such as ATI and INTEL. Can cause performance issues by hogging CPU ElApe | |
| update the display drivers and it goes away don hunter | |
| das is nur ein ganz harmloser Task von HP für die Tasten am Laptop See also: Link David Panholzer | |
| if I run Trojan Guarder it picks this file up as a trojan virus and can't seem to kill it. It also doesn't appear in processes on Task Manager which seems odd! Should it stay or should it go? C | |
| Related to Intel 845 Graphics Driver, occurs after installation of Windows XP SP2, resolved after updating graphics driver See also: Link Christie | |
| I have 3 files on my computer named hkcmd. 2 dont belong. 2 have the same file size, saved in different places. 2 = deleted. | |
| IDK I have sp2 and my comp runs perfectly fine. Headshot | |
| Intel Keyboard Hotkey Utility BearCreekMan | |
| Background Process to enable Intel Graphics Hotkeys. Crashes are due to an old version of the driver. Check your chipset version and update See also: Link Ben | |
| aparently linked to yahoo search bar also google bars in fact any pc/laptop that has a search bar malicious code can be ran through it not to mention the colation of information havn't removed it yet cos this ain't my pc and i don't have this problem but im sure if its disabled in the registry it will stop it from working bitten_not_again75 | |
| computer goes crazily slow (especially on a network, downloading pictures and such) rick | |
| It actually can be a virus, if a virus, etc. spyware modifies it. read more on the link See also: Link Dorko | |
| it's from Intel but it can be infected | |
| Just more lousy overhead to slow me down, Nuke it. Brendan | |
| This program's natural settings is harmless but as the addage goes you can save any program to any name. Some Malware writers will create a program that will add to the existing program causing it to do whatever they want it to. White Hat | |
| Original file not dangerous, but several virus's use this file as a shield. Travis Crincoli | |
| found 3 copies, 1 was 24kb, and had no version data in the properties dlg, deleted it. the other 2 had older dates and version data indicating intel as the author. Jim | |
| it appears after i install a fresh copy of windows xp , i think my windows copy has this thing.. i think it's giving me some problem. suraj | |
| I think that Intel should have named it something much better. Me being a MySpace user, thought that is stands for hack commented?[hkcmd] or something that had to do with hacking. but delete remove it by terminating the process tree, because your PC will run much, much smoother. Christopher Parr | |
| Well, all I know is when I try to disable it in msconfig, at startup i get an error saying windows just recovered from critical error. Which is annoying, so i just leave it alone, though it takes 4 mbs of ram... disabling through control panel wont work. The-Bleh-Bleh | |
| Ok, update to last post. This takes 4mb of ram, so heres how to make it not run. The-Bleh-Bleh | |
| Sorry for triple post, didn't mean to press enter XD. Alright so heres how to disable it. Go to your driver options and uncheck enable hotkeys. Then go to msconfig and uncheck hkcmd on the startup tab. Now restart and its gone. worked for me =) The-Bleh-Bleh | |
| If it is a hotkey thing, why is Zone Alarm catching it trying to access the internet? I denied it access and my computer hasn't exploded... yet. ; ) Me | |
| It is locking out option, I.e. like taskmanager, change pass, and lock computer Mr.Anderson | |
| I challenged a hacker community to hack my pc, and Sygate firewall almost immediately reported application hijacking, and yes it was the infamous hkcmd.exe trying yo establish a connection with another computer. Id delete it if I were you, my pc works just fine without it. HackThis! | |
| Comes with my labtop-- right from the install. Not dangerous at all. Steven H | |
| You know all about so here is how to delete it from your System Registry: Right-Click desktop/"Properties"/"Settings" tab/"Advanced"/"Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile" Tab/"Graphics Properties"/"Hot Keys" Tab/Uncheck "Enable Hot Keys" Jacob Evans | |
| This command contact ghwop neribo from planet mars who delivers a stunning lightening blow to your torso Oz | |
| If it's for an intel graphics chip and I have an ATI (made by AMD) then it's dangerous, run msconfig or just rename it or delete it. Who's watching the watchers? | |
| AVG free find threath(worm /Delf.EYR) in C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe and heal(delete) it.I try to copy from another Windows XP but AVG find threat again. Peter | |
| My computer would freeze on the initial Windows bootup and dots kept scrolling forever. After I disabled it, I never had that problem. Wyatt | |
| Justr a terrible driver. All listings with reasons that it's "dangerous" are just sypmtoms of crappy drivers. Not much more. Anon | |
| i know that it is a keylog and it is also a intel grapic driver but if you knew where to look you can obtain valuable intell on the persons passwords Geo Hot | |
| It so the aliens in the sky can spy on you to see if you're an ideal candidate for impregnation with alien butt babies. Delbert | |
| Indeed! Thanks to Intel you can now rotate your desktop! Beyond useful! (Not really... disable it using msconfig, unnecessary memory usage) z3r0_NZ | |
| My Notebook going to blue screen! B. Jatikusuma | |
| People, don't rate it as dangerous if you don't know what a program really is. This little program, when started, allows the user to pass certain commands to the Intel on-board video chip. Some of the commands allow you to rotate the image on the display, to enable/disable the displays and change other settings of the video chip. That's all. Of course, just as ANY other file, it can get infected if you have a virus on your computer. If you ever find it infected blame the virus who did it and use an antivirus to clean ALL of your files because you certainly have more than one infected file. Nick | |
| When I rebooted my computer because of lag my McAfee said that i wasnt protected and i noticed that hkcmd.exe tried to access the internet. I found three other files named HKCMD.exe I highly recommend deleting these files. Josh | |
| Process File: hkcmd.exe Process Name: Intel Hotkey Description: hkcmd.exe is installed alongside Intel multimedia devices and allows configuration and diagnostic options for these devices. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems. Lorena NY | |
| takes up our laptop cpu power, remove it. start Run msconfig startup Tab, Then Search For hkcmd.exe [My computer has gotten a lot faster after this change] -Deeahn Gee | |
| my cpu usage became 80-99% it's dangerous...!!! Ricky | |
| It blocks some key combinations i.e. while using the Polish Programer keyboard definition under an English Windows XP it blocks ALT GR -L lespro | |
| Hot keys from Intel Graphics Accelerator. Wow! You can make your screen upside-down! Ronald | |
| It is secure. XPRoccessor | |
| A Malware with the name hkcmd deletes .exe files from the computer, blocks internet by changing the ip of DHCP,slows the computer down to 10% of its speed and eventually brings it to a nonbootable situation. Surjo Banerjee | |
| hkcmd.exe is installed alongside Intel multimedia devices and allows configuration and diagnostic options for these devices. "This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems Ravindra Acharya | |
| Used as the intel hotkey command for intel GMA series video cards, however the process isn't really needed for most users so it can be safely stopped from starting, also the program does not make any kind of out going/incoming TCP/IP connections. To disable: (XP) Start RUN msconfig Startup (Vista/7) Start All Programs Accessories RUN msconfig Startup See also: Link James | |
| if it is hkicmd.bat then it is a virus | |
| part of the microsoft cover-up where they put code from vista into XP using hkcmd to send/recieve data. will continue to come back no matter what. besty bet is to delete syste32 folder. See also: Link David Davidson | |
| AVG Identity program just deleted it for me. Aardvark | |
| It is As others have said it is only a an Intel Hot Key command exe, but it can become infected as we have with 'W32/LibHack-A'. So If your having problems then 1) update your Intel video drivers and 2) carry out an AV scan if you are not sure The Flossy | |
| é um arquivo de reinicialização de aplicativs :D AdwaRe#.EXE#3™ | |
| Slows down internet connectivity. I disabled it from MSCONFIG and my internet is running fast. Suresh | |
| Intel Graphics Card Hot Keys. Delete it if you dont want to use the hotkeys. Watches the keyboard. Adam | |
| Useless if you don't use hotkeys, was infected by some trojan, removal without problems - Nutzlos, wenn man die Hotkeys eh nicht braucht, war bei mir infiziert mit nem Trojaner, habs nun entfernt, keine Fehler Chris | |
| Totally harmless. See also: Link AF | |
| No, it's NOT dangerous, but when dealing with n00bs it can cause you to have to fix their display after they unknowingly hit the hot keys to flip it upside down or sideways. WindsorFox | |
| Intel Graphics Card Relted - Hotkeys. It is not dangerous AT ALL. Ignore the BS idiots are posting. Tom | |
| Intel "extremly stupid" graphics program. Cool if you are really lazy, has caused mouse to freeze/move out of control with XP SP2; it was infected with some virus which gathered keyboard data and tried to sneak them out to some site, not microsoft. cjdrox | |
| not dangerous but it cause problem with tapping polish letter ł, it is necessary to disable this feature Miles | |
| console ime | |
| It handles the keyboard hotkeys for rotating video 90 degrees on monitor Rick Reno | |
| When I found this process in my Startup, my DVD melted in the drive and I heard strange voices from my speakers Furcht | |
| disables registry,msconfig,task manager and slows down internet to nil. saddy | |
| You can get help for infections at cyberhackers.org See also: Link CyberHackers | |
| I don't have any Intel hardware here, the process came from nowhere and tries to contact Internet every now and then. Definitely something harmful. Bad Madafaka | |
| Disabled, but still running. Sigh. Miles too | |
| This file is safe, but a virus can be renamed to anything and to find out if it's legit, get to know where the file is located first. See also: Link Dan | |
| After installing this on XP SP3 it turns MSE off. Removing startup from the registry made MSE start again. Jonas | |
| This is one of your driver! Dark | |
| Seriously guys, it can be a virus, and it can be real. Many viruses are made to look like real files! (E.G. csrss.exe - if it's in the C:/windows/system32 folder, than its real. if its in C:/windows, its a virus!) All you need to know is if norton or AVG or whatever pops up and says its a virus, then it probably is. If you think it takes up too much memory, then wtf are you doing with 128mb of memory? See also: Link some1whoisapparentlysmarterthanyounoobs | |
| Intel process Anthony | |
| I never use this.I always remove this from startup. Johnny | |
| This process will run if Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator "Hotkeys" feature is enabled. See also: Link John Aronson | |
| This has to do with Intel for Laptops and Notebook Computers. The hot keys. I have Intel GMA Driver for Mobile with an Acer Laptop. Sims2Player | |
| yes, it causes my mouse to freeze and when i try to move it just go lazy, and MacAfee doesn't detect anything Marcos | |
| this file is linked to all .exe files Pin2 | |
| eats 97% of cpu usage i-e it struct the pc Ahsan | |
| Damages the keyboard shortcut "ALT+L" which is used for Polish programist's keyboard layout. Worthless itself, remove at will Primo | |
| this file for graphics of intel it's safe and secure sultan alsaadi | |
| It's a virus!~ Virusexpertman | |
| I do believe 3/4 of the people who put this as a bad thing has a viral version of the file that happens to be named hkcmd.exe. You should only have one version of this file, "written by Intel," approximately 170kb size... anything else you should delete cuz it's probably something stealing your CPU usage and jacking your internet. (the real one takes up no more than 10,000kb memory and 0 CPU on task manager) meh | |
| hkcmd Module Beata | |
| Worm virus Win32-Chdir hiding here after XP SP2 installed AndrewB | |
| its weird that I have this file on my sapphire radeon hd. very weird.... nothing to do with intel graphics at all.. even the internal graphic runs the nVidia farizluqman | |
| bought a pc brand new with this on it...it's not a virus... windows really should create... wait a minute im not giving out my superuser implementations, any way ...it's not a virus ethicalhacker | |
| It flashes and hinders any application that im installing. Michael Ohajiaka | |
| Enables the hotkey commands for the Intel graphics driver. KrYptiX | |
| Completely harmless. Anyone who's paranoid about a connection to microsoft is just trying to hide their Child Pr0n The Game | |
| i installed intel graphics and then i got this file Arpit | |
| its just a system file...!! do not get worried.... Rishabh | |
| I've had this file since i bought my computer, Should be 0 CPU and no more than 2000kb Memory, nothing to worry about! Joe | |
| increases delay of entering standby or hibernate by 30 seconds eu | |
| This program is an acronym for Hot Key command Which operates both the Hot Key commands from the keyboard Sound like you uphold or running GPRS or Bluetooth and other additional buttons Egyption Fox | |
| everyone complaining about it taking 80-90 percent of memory need to get better computers. as in. more than 512 mb of ram. its 2012 an0nshadow | |
| Through control panel, to Intell GMA Driver, select Options and Support, select Hot Keys, you can enable or disable from there. Disabling Hot Keys does not get rid of the hkcmd.exe file trying to load. JIMMinAZ | |
| Intel hot key drivers, not needed and can possibly slow up Windows Explorer use. VCW1939 | |
| Hot Keys for Intel Display Drivers. IMPOTANT NOTE: Some versions of this software are bugged and consume 100% of on processor all the time. Remove it from startup using msconfig.exe | |
| Uses 100% system resources. Kick it to the curb fast. Nosferatu* | |
| I use my computer mostly for gaming thus I'm afraid to turn this "function" off as I'm afraid it my mess with my awesome gaming graphics. JTnVirginia | |
| Go to task manager and see properties of this one, if it has some strange Product descriptions like writings on strange language or words letters without meaning DISABLE IT!!!! it is a spyware Gojko | |
| H hot K key CMD command. right click on the desktop, choose properties or graphics properties or what ever, settings, advanced, the intel tab, the graphics button from there. then uncheck the box. its just enables a few keyboard codes that either bring you to that menu, or about there, and spin you display. no reason to not turn it off in msconfig or uncheck the box. | |
| Intel Graphic Driver hotkey code_war_509 | |
| hkcmd Module/ hkcm.exe is NOT dangerous - its a software component (applet) in some versions of INTEL's graphics chipset - allows configuration of hot-key cmd. Its not a virus, spyware, malware or key logger. Its not a driver (but its a part of the graphics driver) & its not linked to any browser. Its useful to those who WANT to use it but its not necessary to run your OS. FYI-ALL viruses can be named ANYTHING ok? You should only have ONE the correct location is Windows/System32/hkcmd.exe. If you have more than 1 then yes its probably a virus. If you have only 1 & still have problems its likely because you incorrectly changed a setting on your pc. If its sucking up all your RAM its NOT a BUG, its due to NOT having enough RAM so get more. You can disable it in either CP/GMA Driver or msconfig/startup. NEVER delete it or attempt to disable it in your REGISTRY. Do NOT listen to D. Davidson who said delete System32 folder....outrageous misinformation Grafik Soup Girl | |
| Stop Complaining about your wndow 95s My Windows 7 Starter NETBOOK it uses only 116K and is 3 from the bottom. bobherry | |
| Possibly glitchy Intel program, little use. Removal suggested if your computer is having problems, or if you're suspicious of suspicious programs. Katrina | |
| When using Oracle Beehive with Outlook, this process prevents the profile wizard from executing (while needing priviledged rights). So hkcmd.exe must be preliminarily terminated for the procedure. Bernd P, THN | |
| Intel hot key driver. Repeated asking for install upon startup while restoring a Toshiba laptop. Finally renamed it (in /system32/) and fixed the error. MrMega | |
| My computer has recently been restarting itself without warning. hkcmd.exe has also been appearing on start task manager even if I didn't even download it! Michelle | |
| It is just a hotkey interpreter, hkcmd literally stands for "hot key command" TwoForks | |
| I think it is something like a virus becuse i had a lot of malware and when i removed the malware it was gone, my friend also had malware and he also had hkcmd.exe This was MY opinion. But im 80% sure that its something with the intel or a normal process. If you have this, dont worry. Just use malware bytes or some other antivirus scanner to find out if its dangerus. hkcmd.exe Computer_S | |
| A safe but not necessary app to start "hot keys" when computer starts. Users choice, personally I Don't use. MIKLO | |
| Normal Process for Windows Hotkeys Kartikey | |
| Not dangerous, but occasionally inconvenient. It's an extension of the Graphics Driver, and provides Keyboard Hotkeys to control graphics (like ctrl-alt-down to rotate your screen) Stook | |
| I saw it on my TM, I think its fine. Geeky Girl | |
| Stated as Intel's bckrgnd process, otherwise a virus. Safe, shocks windows startup with medium impact, it takes 300 to 1000 milliseconds of CPU time or 300KB to 3MB of disk I/O. Raihan Sergi | |
| Its 100% spyware. People can internationally hack you by hiding in it. Beware of keyloggers | |
| dangerous because some one changed my pc settings. I am owner no 1 other then users came from where. I don't know how many users of my pc. that all users and administrators are hidden. ali | |
| Its for keybgoard shortcuts for graphics L | |
| Simply enables hot keys for Intel graphics, such as support for rotating display. Tyson | |
| It allows the rotation of screen, pretty useless :/ Mohak Saxena | |
| just a hotkey commander. very harmless. Amanda | |
| Windows Defender quarantined it for a reason of being a trojan shou | |
| this is horrible :( See also: Link alexanderainale andels smithers | |
| Made google chrome keep opening in the background | |
| The name of the file is suspiciouce, Seeing that it is "hkcmd" That can be tgranslated out of giberish into "Hack Command" However im pretty sure its a windows prossess Brandon | |
| Suspicious. HCKMD can, in my opinion, be decoded into "HaCK MoDule" Brandon | |
| Standard intel process. Nothing dangerous about it. Don't listen to fearmongering Lowgun | |
| I removed hkcmd.exe & noticed faster url loading | |
| crashed my computer -anon | |
| This simply allows Intel's Hotkey features on their graphics card drivers to work. For example, you can press Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow key to rotate your display 180 degrees, or Ctrl + Alt + Up to rotate 0 degrees, Ctrl + Alt + Left for portrait, Ctrl + Alt + Right for flipped portrait, etc... I would recommend disabling this if you never use this feature Paint_Ninja | |
| It's safe, but only if your router / pc has a secure firewall Tristan | |
| Intel should publish this to several OS. Angelo Escasio | |
| It Just Enables the Intel Hotkey command for graphics driver and keyboard. You Can Rotate Your Screen Via These Hotkeys. Bobby | |
| Intel Graphics Hotkey service, disable it if you do not use the hotkey. Merci | |
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