How to remove an hkvolkey error

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Hkvolkey.DLL file information

The process known as vk detecter for volume up/down keys belongs to software On Screen Display or On screen display or Activate Wireless Wan or Anzeige am Bildschirm or Display su Schermo or Vis på skærm by Lenovo Group (www.lenovo.com).

Description: hkvolkey.DLL is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 69,720 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 79,224 bytes.
A .dll file (Dynamic Link Library) is a special type of Windows program containing functions that other programs can call. This .dll file can be injected to all running processes and can change or manipulate their behavior. The program has no visible window. The service has no detailed description. File hkvolkey.DLL is able to record keyboard inputs. The file is not a Windows system file. There is no file information. hkvolkey.DLL is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 90% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you experience any issues with installation of hkvolkey.DLL, you may want to completely remove On Screen Display or Anzeige am Bildschirm (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as hkvolkey.DLL, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the hkvolkey.DLL process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

It is in Lenovo folder, maybe okey...
Mike

It is part of ThinkPad Hotkey Features Utility from Lenovo
Dilbert Smith (further information)

It allows you to use the volume buttons on a lenovo laptop

volume hotkey, perhaps? found in lenovo hotkey folder
Ernest Lehmann (further information)

Lenovo Volume Hotkey
Joerg Haring

Part of Lenovo
Per Morten Sandstad (further information)

dont be fooled by STaskMgr's 100% rating, ill conferm its the volume hotkey controls
Kiran

hey, I've got this in Lenovo folder/ hotkey. so hopefully it's really for hotkeys....
Radiak

Lenovo's volume up/down hotkey .dll.

Summary: Average user rating of hkvolkey.DLL: based on 10 votes with 9 reviews.

8 users think hkvolkey.DLL is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users doesn't grade hkvolkey.DLL ("not sure about it").

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