• Properties:

• System Process: Yes
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ System32\ hkcmd.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The hkcmd.ex file is installed alongside Intel multimedia devices. It allows configuration and diagnostic options for these devices. The file hkcmd.exe is part of the Intel hotkey command activator that is used for shortcut keys and short cut combinations.

The process hkcmd.exe is automatically installed with the Intel 810 and 815 chipsets. The user can install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility by installing the graphics driver and rebooting the computer.

The device type of these drivers Intel 810 and 815 chipset is BIOS and the file size is 2.9 Mb. Downloading these drivers will take 6 minutes 59 seconds @56kbps or 30 seconds @broadband. The file hkcmd.exe is needed to access the Intel's customized graphics properties by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F12 or similar key presses. It is also helps to accelerate the Intel graphics chipset. This Intel media accelerator is used for graphics processors built in with various motherboards and chipsets that allow the computer to be built without separate graphics card. In this case, it lowers the over-all costs and power consumption. It relies on the computers main memory for storage which imposes a performance penalty for both the CPU and GPU as they have to access the memory over the same bus.

The file hkcmd.exe was manufactured by Intel Corporation. The company is the worlds largest semi conductor and the inventor of x86, personal computers and series of microprocessors. The Intel Corporation was founded in 1962 as Integrated Electronics Corporation and based in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. Intel also makes motherboard, chipsets, ICS and network cards. They manufacture flash memory, graphics chips and other devices related to communication and computing. The corporation is an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips. To date, they are the dominant supplier of microprocessor for personal computers.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.