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:

InsOnSrv.exe runs as a service named 'ASUS InstantOn Service' (ASUS InstantOn).
GFNEXSrv.exe runs as a service named 'ATKGFNEX Service' (ATKGFNEXSrv).

Firewall:

iSeriesCharge.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ASUS\USBChargeSetting\iSeriesCharge.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

AsInsInit.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ASUS InstantOn Init'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

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:

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:

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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

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