Process/task name: HP Accelerometer System Tray
The process and file accelerometerST.exe starts the Hewlett-Packard HP Accelerometer application. It is responsible for loading an icon on the Windows taskbar, for easy access to the HP Accelerometer application.
This process is installed with programs such as the Mobile Data Protection System and the 3D DriveGuard System, both from Hewlett-Packard Corporation.
This process is responsible for protecting the hard drive when there are shocks to the computer or when the computer is moved with the screen closed.
This program starts with the operating system and should not be disabled as it protects the hard drive.
Under normal conditions, this process should not occupy more than 3 MB of RAM and 0% 0.1% of CPU.
It is usually located in:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\accelerometerST.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Mobile Data Protection\Winsys32\accelerometerST.exe
It can be disabled from the msconfig tool, in the Start tab, unticking AccelerometerSysTrayApplet from the list.
Errors with accelerometerST.exe and its related files
It is very common to get error messages with the accelerometerST.exe file on HP computers, especially when starting Windows.
We have dozens of queries about it (as you can see below in the comments) and the general solution is usually to reinstall the drivers for the HP computer.
To do this, you must know the exact model of the computer, enter www.hp.com, there in the search engine (top right, where the magnifying glass is) we must write the model.
In the results we will see the Downloads and drivers section.
We click all and in this way we can access all the official programs and drivers of this HP computer.
I suggest reinstalling within the Software-Solutions category the program called HP 3D DriveGuard Software (HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection). NOT all HP models have this program all available.
I also suggest reinstalling all programs and drivers found in the Driver-Storage and Driver-Chipset categories.
This should fix the problems with the accelerometerST.exe file.
We have logs from other processes using the same file name:
• File: AccelerometerSt.exe – Name: AccelerometerSt
The task and file AccelerometerSt.exe is the HP 3D DriveGuard program that uses the computer’s accelerometers to protect the hard drive from drops or bumps.
It is usually launched together with Windows under the name of AccelerometerSt and the command or file AccelerometerSt.exe.
Tip: Usually the AccelerometerSt process/program should be left at system startup.
Do you want to know if accelerometerST.exe is a virus or malware? See: is accelerometerST.exe a virus?
Errors or problems with the accelerometerST.exe file?
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