Startup program entry details:

HotKeysCmds (hkcmd.exe)

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Description:

Hot Key handler for Intel desktop and mobile motherboard chipsets with integrated graphics. With this enabled, you can access settings like graphics properties and screen rotation via pre-programmed key combinations - such as CTRL+ALT+F12 which displays the graphics properties (otherwise available via a right-click on the desktop or the Control Panel). Different chipset versions may have different pre-programmed settings and in some cases these may be programmable

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: HotKeysCmds
• Data: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): hkcmd
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Intel(R) Common User Interface
• Command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: Intel(R) Common User Interface
• Startup Value: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe

Other information:

• File location: %System%
• File properties "Description": hkcmd Module
• Purpose: Graphics driver - hotkey support
• Program disable option:
  • Right-click on Desktop → Graphics Options → Graphics Properties → Hot Keys → deselect "Enable Hot Keys"
  • Right-click on Desktop → Graphics Options → Hot Keys → Disable
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Intel Corporation
• Product(s): Graphics driver for 945GM Express, 845G and others
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %System% - refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista/7)
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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