How common is it?

What do people think about it?

4% remove it 96% keep it

What percent of users and experts removed it?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

HP Software Framework

What is HP Software Framework?

The HP Software Framework provides a common set of software interfaces that centralize and simplify access to hardware, BIOS, and HP specific drivers that work with the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

Overview

The most common release is 4.6.10.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named CaslVer.exe. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 5.51 MB (5,777,920 bytes).

Program details

URL:

www.hp.com

Installation folder:

C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Framework\

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{223E2363-6643-49CB-A062-59A9858EE8EE}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size:

5.51 MB

Language:

English (United States)

Files installed by HP Software Framework

Program executable:

CaslVer.exe

Name:CaslVer
hCaslVer
Path:C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Framework\CaslVer.exe
MD5:7df02fd49d30e6e98cb390fd84ce7cde

Additional files:

• HPSWF.EXE

  – HP Software Framework (HP Software Framework (4.1.6.1))

• CaslVer.exe

  – CaslVer (hCaslVer)

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

• CaslVer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class ‘{E9CE8A76-1CE6-4D2C-8D0F-3540A0B0EE44}’

  (runs on registration)

  .

How do I remove HP Software Framework?

You can uninstall HP Software Framework from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window’s Control Panel.

1. On the

   Start

   menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen’s bottom-left corner), click

   Control Panel

   , and then, under

   Programs

   , do one of the following:

• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click

  Uninstall a Program

  .

• Windows XP: Click

  Add or Remove Programs

  .

• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click

  Uninstall

  .

• Windows XP: Click the

  Remove

  or

  Change/Remove

  tab (to the right of the program).

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 

69%

Win 10 0%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 

4%

Keep it 

96%

GLOBAL RANK

#126

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7
72.66%

Windows 10
27.23%

Windows XP
0.10%

Windows Vista
0.01%

Which OS releases does it run on?

Windows 7 Home Premium
56.57%

Windows 7 Professional
9.00%

Windows 10 Home
8.09%

Windows 8.1
7.83%

Windows 8
6.32%

Windows 7 Home Basic
2.66%

Geography

61.39% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

  United States
61.39%

  United Kingdom
4.48%

  Canada
3.37%

  Italy
3.18%

  France
3.03%

  Germany
2.05%

  Australia
1.71%

  Netherlands
1.39%

  Brazil
1.26%

  Spain
1.12%

  Mexico
0.99%

  Sweden
0.99%

  India
0.90%

  Belgium
0.86%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard
99.66%

Acer
0.14%

Dell
0.12%

ASUS
0.05%

Lenovo
0.02%

Sahara
0.01%

Common models

HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P…
15.52%

HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook …
13.29%

HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P…
8.89%

HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook …
8.48%

HP 2000 Notebook PC
6.28%

HP G62 Notebook PC
3.95%

About Hewlett-Packard

HP provides products, software solutions and services to consumers, from enterprises to consumers including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

Publisher URL:

www.hp.com