What is HpHwDiag.exe?

HpHwDiag.exe is part of HP Hardware Diagnostics Windows according to the HpHwDiag.exe version information.

HpHwDiag.exe's description is "HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows"

HpHwDiag.exe is digitally signed by HP Inc..

HpHwDiag.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AD2F1837.HPPCHardwareDiagnosticsWindows_1.6.4.0_x64__v10z8vjag6ke6\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HpHwDiag.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHP Hardware Diagnostics Windows
File descriptionHP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows
Internal nameHpHwDiag.exe
Original filenameHpHwDiag.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2020
Product version1.6.4.0
File version1.6.4.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameHP Hardware Diagnostics Windows
File descriptionHP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows
Internal nameHpHwDiag.exe
Original filenameHpHwDiag.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2020
Product version1.6.4.0
File version1.6.4.0

Digital signatures [?]

HpHwDiag.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHP Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 High Assurance Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number08fcdd9777aebbf84121aac842a6027a

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5add6f8d2aeb6f1f8616ae522181b5204
SHA256a924943695af71e356bcce6e634857eb97eb176cc7f36d13b2eb3d95d6a2a37a

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hphwdiag.exe:

hphwdiag.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hphwdiag.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows has stopped working.

End Program - hphwdiag.exe. This program is not responding.

hphwdiag.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hphwdiag.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HpHwDiag.exe. 34% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 38 users.

User vote results: There were 13 votes to remove and 25 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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