These executables are crucial for the operation of WXP Insights agent and WXP Insights Analytics. They facilitate enrollment, enable seamless client-server communication, handle event transmission and command processing, and ensure efficient service monitoring and telemetry data collection.
This reference guide provides a comprehensive list of WXP Insights agent's executable names and their full file paths, enabling IT administrators to set up antivirus exclusions, rules, and other policy configurations with confidence.
Paths of Executables
AppName | Full Path | Folder Whitelist |
WXP Insights | \Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Touchpoint Manager\Agent\LHAgent.exe | \Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Touchpoint Manager |
WXP Insights Analytics | \Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client Installer\TAInstaller.exe | \Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client\ |
WXP Insights Updater | \ProgramData\HP\TAInstaller\TAInstaller.exe Note: The CMSL executable is downloaded to this path | \ProgramData\HP\TAInstaller\ \ProgramData\HP\TAInstaller\CMSL\ |
WXP Insights Plugins | The following plugins are available in the given parent folders:
C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client\ExternalLibraries C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client\ExternalLibrariesLoader Note: The parent folder paths are fixed, but the complete plugin paths can vary. Each plugin has a separate folder under the parent path. Within each plugin folder, the version and GUIDs are subject to change. | C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client\ExternalLibraries C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Touchpoint Analytics Client\ExternalLibrariesLoader |
HP Service Scan | \Program Files\HP\HP TechPulse SmartHealth\hptpsmarthealth.exe | \Program Files\HP\HP TechPulse SmartHealth\ |
Executables | Purpose | Execution lifecycle | Cloud Connected? | |
LHAgent.exe | Main agent service, for enrollment, establishing live connection with server | Always | Yes | |
TAInstaller.exe | Enables auto upgrades, download pluggable binaries and self-remediation of client software. | Once a day for up to 5 mins | Yes | |
TouchpointAnalyticsClient.exe | Collects telemetry data | Once a day for up to 5 mins | Yes | |
TouchpointAnalyticsClientService.exe | Service supporting telemetry collection | Always | Yes | |
BatteryTest.exe | Collects battery diagnostics | Hourly Once or on AC/DC transition | Yes | |
hptpsmarthealth.exe | [Optional] Only required if deployment of HP Insights Package is not done via any centralized deployment tools like SCCM/Intune etc | Always | Yes | |
hpReport.exe | [Optional] Standalone EXE exists at the location. Collects logs remotely for HP engineers to diagnose the agent's issues via WXP portal or locally on device | Need Basis | Yes | |
HPTouchpointManagerTray.exe | Core agent tray application, extract Proxy information as well | Always | No | |
CoreProvider.exe | Collects storage, network, security related data in real-time | Always | No | |
SoftwarePackageManager.exe | Collects Agent upgrades and proxy telemetry | Always | No | |
WatchDogService.exe | Service watchdog for self-recovery of critical processes | Always | No | |
TouchpointGpuInfo.exe | Collects GPU information | Always | No | |
ETD_SMARTCmd.exe | Performs validation on S.M.A.R.T. self-test on the disk drive | Once a day | No | |
ETD_GetSMART.exe | Retrieves SMART Attributes for disk drives | Once a day | No | |
cdb.exe (Windows debugging tool) | Command-line tool used for crash dump analysis. | On Windows Crash | No | |
dumpchk.exe (Microsoft Crash Dump File Checker tool) | Used for crash dumps diagnostic information | On Windows Crash | No | |
HPDockWMIProvider.exe | Dock management provider | On Dock Connected | No | |
ProcInfo.exe | Monitors and retrieves process and User application details | Always | No | |
sigcheck.exe (sysinternals tool by Microsoft) | Command-line tool that verifies the digital signatures of files | Once a day | No | |
powershell.exe (Windows command-line shell and scripting tool) | Used for PowerShell script execution and remediation | Need basis | No | |
powercfg.exe (Windows tool for managing power settings) | Collects power management data | Once a day | No | |
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