Hotkey Service
by ASUS
What is Hotkey Service?
Hotkey Service is software application developed by ASUS. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.84% of installations running this operating system. Hotkey Service's installer is typically 12.00 MB in size and installs around 213 files. The most common release is 1.45 with 28.03% of all installations currently using this version.
Hotkey Service is most popular in Italy with 19.78% of installations residing in this country.
Hotkey Service adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Hotkey Service is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Hotkey Service?
The hotkey utility is essential for users to efficiently utilize the FN+F7 combination to adjust wireless settings and volume. The FN keys are indicated by blue icons on the F keys and are responsible for controlling various functions. This utility comes pre-installed on the majority of ASUS model laptops for seamless integration and user convenience.
Software Behaviors
- Services:
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- InsOnSrv.exe runs as a service named 'ASUS InstantOn Service' (ASUS InstantOn).
- GFNEXSrv.exe runs as a service named 'ATKGFNEX Service' (ATKGFNEXSrv).
- Firewall:
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- iSeriesCharge.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargeSetting\iSeriesCharge.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- AsInsInit.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ASUS InstantOn Init'.
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- Welcome.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named InstantOnWelcome.
- AsInsInit.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ASUS InstantOn Init.
- Registry entries:
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- HotkeyService.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Asus Hotkey Service' and executes as C:\Program Files\ASUS\HotkeyService\HotkeyService.exe.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.asus.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\ASUS\
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{71C0E38E-09F2-4386-9977-404D4F6640CD}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
- Size:
- 12.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Hotkey Service Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- HotkeyService.exe
- Name:
- Hotkey Service
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\ASUS\HotkeyService.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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EXE
|
ab91a7350a5fddcdf0a7b0c60e8e4e71 | |
EXE
|
02bfb88910077b93735301cfd938fb1a | |
DLL
|
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EXE
|
5ab8231ec31cb8c49a39313d2f322381 | |
DLL
|
03a23a2a24e63e9d18fca6173760dccf | |
DLL
|
dc8966cbd4c9ee3912c25933dfde740b | |
DLL
|
4cc70e72dd907e994e16faa9f2451934 | |
EXE
|
dacfb9024b69cac51dc7a97a1a022b12 | |
DLL
|
4a26718c2a630dce679410d2fb8a76c2 | |
DLL
|
e77f633c5fb5bfa44fe5fcaf2675a071 |