Windows 10: HP Hotkey Service Error

I've started getting the error shown blow on my HP laptop after updating various drivers. Has anyone else noticed the same problem and have a fix?




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HP Hotkey UWP Service

So before in- or uninstalling anything I checked the notebook's keyboard and tried all the F1-F12-keys (that without pressing Fn all have different functions - I believe those are what HP means by hotkeys). I checked if they do what they're supposed to do and I couldn't find any "hotkeys" that don't work.

If this is the case the solution is very simple:

1. open "Services"
   
2. find the entry "HP Hotkey UWP Service"
   
3. left click on it -> stop
   
4. left click on it -> properties -> set startup type to "disabled"
   

 

HP Hotkey UWP Service

As I am having this problem for the second time already, I want to post my own solution here so I can just look it up next time.

Im using a HP Eliteobook on which I did a clean Windows10 installation after receiving it. After that clean install I got this error described here which I solved back then. Now, after upgrading to Windows 10-1809 the same error pops up again:

so, the link they provide is not even valid anymore, and I have absolutely no intention of re-installing HP bloatware anyway. There are some people in the HP forum thread I referenced above that report using other HP software like "HP Support Assistant" solved their problem. However I don't have all these available since I did a clean windows installation.

 

atikmdag opengl error

I should have asked, what OS are you using? Vista, should have figured.

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Check and see if you have either of these services running; Ati Hotkey Poller and/or ATI Smart.

To do this go to the Start button ---> Run. Type in services.msc.

Double click on both services listed above and change their Startup type in the pulldown to Disabled.

Reboot your PC and try your OpenGL games again.

Just a suggestion... Don't expect any miracles from me.