What is TOSHIBA HW Setup?

TOSHIBA HW Setup is software application developed by TOSHIBA Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 85.00% of installations running this operating system. TOSHIBA HW Setup's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files. The most common release is 1.63.0.11C with 35.00% of all installations currently using this version.

TOSHIBA HW Setup is most popular in Greece with 87.69% of installations residing in this country.

TOSHIBA HW Setup adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, TOSHIBA HW Setup is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About TOSHIBA HW Setup?

The TOSHIBA HWSetup program is a versatile tool designed to manage and configure TOSHIBA hardware on TOSHIBA laptops. With this utility, users have the ability to define the internal LCD or the external monitor to be used at startup, as well as set the boot priority. Additionally, the HWSetup program enables users to activate the 'Wake-up on Keyboard' feature and customize USB settings. If the utility is not pre-installed on your computer, you can check its availability for your specific model under "Downloads" on the TOSHIBA support web site (support.toshiba.com). Please note that not all utilities are compatible with every model and operating system. When installing any utilities, it is recommended to install the TOSHIBA Value Added Package first.

Software Behaviors

Services:

TMachInfo.exe runs as a service named 'TMachInfo' (TMachInfo) "TOSHIBA Machine Information Service".

Firewall:

HWSetup.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Utilities\HWSetup.exe'.
DPInst32.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\DPInst.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

vcredist_x86.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F47631AB-0C12-4AAF-ACE3-73197D9E7E71}' (runs on registration).
TWebCamera.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BFF9D4C9-0B61-4058-A17B-E735A3A5044D}' (runs on registration).
HWSetup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8751C73D-1FF5-43E5-99E0-65110A35D6D8}' (runs on registration).
DPInst32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9D7E6BB6-D452-4E75-96F0-43F9D85FCFCE}' (runs on registration).
TRDCReminder.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{387E6E87-80D9-4948-9369-911DD5E2627E}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks: