cnyhkey.exe
What is cnyhkey.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
The executable file cnyhkey.exe has several filenames, namely: Chicony Keyboard Driver, Chicony Multimedia Driver, Chicony Electronics Multimedia Keyboard Hotkey Driver and Chicony Multimedia Keyboard Driver. The file cnyhkey.exe is a component of the Chicony Multimedia Keyboards. The keyboard driver cnyhkey.exe is from the company Chicony Electronics CO.
The location of the cnyhkey.exe is in the local disk C: particularly, it can be found in the folder C:/Windows/System/cnyhkey.exe. Whenever the cnyhkey.exe is actively running, an icon in the taskbar adjacent to the system clock can be seen. In 51% of all occurrences, the application cnyhkey.exe has an observed file size of 5794816 bytes on Windows XP platforms. The rest of the time, the program file has been observed to occupy 5577216 bytes or 5585408 bytes or 338432 bytes or 5753344 bytes or 5798912 bytes or 532992 bytes of the computer system's disk space. The cnyhkey.exe automatically launches when Windows runs the Run, RunServices, RunOnce or RunServicesOnce registry keys.
The Chicony Multimedia Keyboards houses the program file cnyhkey.exe and the process acts a Keyboard Hotkey Driver. This means that the process cnyhkey.exe is responsible for communicating with the hotkeys installed in Chicony Multimedia Keyboards. Without the keyboard driver cnyhkey.exe, the hotkeys of the Chicony Multimedia Keyboards will cease to function entirely so it is greatly recommended that users leave the process file active if they utilize the Chicony Multimedia Keyboards. The Keyboard Hotkey driver also provides supplementary functions and configuration for the Chicony Multimedia Keyboards.
To date, there are 2 Chicony Multimedia Keyboards that utilizes the cnyhkey.exe keyboard hotkey driver; these are the KB-0512 and the KB-0503. The KB-0512 integrates the following capabilities: support for 18 hotkeys for internet or multimedia function, superior quality membrane tangible key switch, palm rest architecture for the right typing posture, language support and USB availability. On the other hand, the KB-0503 has the following functions: support for 10 hotkeys for internet or multimedia function, superior quality membrane tangible key switch, thin keycaps created by applying patented Scissor Key Switches, smart ID design to minimize typing fatigue, language support and USB availability.
Author: Chicony Electronics CO.
Author URL: www.chicony.com
Part Of: Chicony Electronics Multimedia Keyboards
Memory Usage: Low, only 320 of virtual memory and physical RAM is consumed by the process cnyhkey.exe.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: Yes, since the file cnyhkey.exe is the driver for the Multimedia Keyboards by Chicony.
Common Path: C:\Windows\System\cnyhkey.exe
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