What is dpupdchk.exe and how to disable or remove it?
You have landed here because you have been curious about what this dpupdchk.exe is doing in your system with no process information or description related to its whereabouts. let us see what this program does and what it is meant for.
If you are confused on what Windows service we are discussing about then head on to the task manager and in the process tab arrange files according to the “Image name” manner. This program should show up with very low memory usage.
What is dpupdchk.exe?
This is not a virus, worm or Trojan that you should be worried about, but it is a simple automatic update checker as the name describes. [dp - program name, upd - update, chk - checker ].
For Windows Vista Users, open the task manager and right-click it to select the “Open File Location” option. This action will take you to the original directory which contains this file.
The worst part about this process file is that it contains no information attached to its properties. This is just yet another so called “hidden agenda process” file from cunning Microsoft corporation.
When we tried to gather information about this from the official Microsoft “Process Monitor Tool“ it was found to be associated with the following registry keys, “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Intellipoint Intellitype Pro Auto\ *”
- au Temp Folder
- au MouseNeverShowAgain
- au SkipInitialSleep
- au SleepTimeBeforeFirstCheck
So this makes it clear that the file is responsible for updating something …. at least that’s what final conclusion is.
You will be surprised to see that the similar icon is also patched in the start-menu shortcuts which displays “check for Updates”.
This is a very cruel abstraction method which leaves the end user in no position to find the exact information about the file and the process it calls there after.
Remove or Disable dpupdchk.exe
Removing System Files and Programs forcefully may damage the working architecture of the Operating system. You are not allowed to modify or edit these files without the prior approval of Microsoft Giant – this is what the disclaimer said when you clicked on “I Agree” or “F8″ during the Windows Installation.
I guess you don’t recall that .. do you? So you now have two choices to proceed with.
Completely Remove dpupdchk.exe
Removing this file may leave your system with a bug which will not let you use any additional mouse as peripheral devices. So if you don’t want to take this step, proceed to the next available option.
Steps
- Browse to “X:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro”, where X is your Installation Drive.
- Select dpupdchk.exe and delete it.
- If prompted for admin privilege Press continue and then OK
- Press Win + R
- Type “Regedit” and Press “Enter”
- Go to Registry path mentioned above.
- Delete all the four keys associated with it.
- Exit Registry.
- Restart your System.
Rename or Disable dpupdchk.exe
This is a fail safe approach and you can revert it back if anything goes wrong.
Steps
- Simply browse the file location from the process tab selecting “Open File Location”.
- Rename the dpupdchk.exe to Old_dpdpdchk.exe.
- Open a new text document and save the file as “dpupdchk.exe” inside the same folder. Remember to select the all files option while saving the file.
- Restart.
Personally, I have no love for hiding processes from end-users but Microsoft seems to extend the limit, pushing it to the edges. Privacy is good but cunning methods are considered dangerous by critics and they should keep that in mind for later versions of Windows. After all, monopolistic days are coming to an end.
