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HWMonitor (Portable)

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1.58.0 | Updated: 02 Jul 2025

Downloads:

64

Downloads of v 1.58.0:

32

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • CPUID

HWMonitor (Portable) 1.58.0

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by CPUID. The inclusion of CPUID trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify CPUID goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install HWMonitor (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade HWMonitor (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall HWMonitor (Portable), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade hwmonitor.portable -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade hwmonitor.portable -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install hwmonitor.portable
  win_chocolatey:
    name: hwmonitor.portable
    version: '1.58.0'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'hwmonitor.portable' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '1.58.0'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller hwmonitor.portable
{
    Name     = "hwmonitor.portable"
    Version  = "1.58.0"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'hwmonitor.portable':
  ensure   => '1.58.0',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

This package is likely a meta/virtual (*) or an installer (*.install) or portable (*.portable) application package.

  • Meta/virtual (*) - has a dependency on the *.install or the *.portable package - it is provided for discoverability and for other packages to take a dependency on.
  • Portable (*.portable/*.commandline (deprecated naming convention)/*.tool (deprecated naming convention)) - usually zips or archives that require no administrative access to install.
  • Install (*.install/*.app (deprecated naming convention)) - uses native installers, usually requires administrative access to install.

Learn more about chocolatey's distinction of installed versus portable apps and/or learn about this kind of package.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator TheCakeIsNaOH on 05 Jul 2025.

Description

HWMonitor

HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that aggregates several data points from from your PC hardware's sensors, and enables easy tracking of current and some historical (minimum and maximum) values, which can optionally be saved for future reference. These can be useful for performance tests, benchmarks, and troubleshooting.

HWMonitor Screenshot

Supported Data Points/Sensors

  • Voltages
  • Temperatures (configurable as either Celsius or Fahrenheit)
  • Fan speeds
  • Hardware utilization (available capacity, load, storage space, activity, etc.)
  • Power utilization
  • Power current
  • Clock speeds
  • Counters (SMART data, PCIe errors, etc.)
  • Battery capacities (design capacity, capacity at full charge, current capacity, etc.)
  • Battery levels (load, wear, charge, etc.)
  • Performance limits
  • Speeds (read/write for storage devices, upload/download for network adapters)

Supported Hardware Types

  • Motherboards
  • Central Processing Units (CPU)
  • Random-access memory (RAM)
  • Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
  • Network adapters (physical or virtual)
  • Laptop batteries
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

Package Parameters

Parameter Environment Applicability Script Applicability Description
/PreserveAllBinaries 64-bit only Install Opt out of removing the 32-bit binary. Separate shortcuts will be created for both binaries. Not honored for 32-bit package behavior (whether an actual environment or forced with --forcex86), as the 64-bit binary should be incompatible.
/NoDefaultShim All environments Install Opt out of creating the default GUI shim, and removes any existing default shim.
/ShimWithPlatform All environments Install Creates a second GUI shim with an explicit platform name (i.e. HWMonitor_x32 and/or HWMonitor_x64). Use if you require disambiguation for your commands/scripts.
/NoDesktopShortcut All environments Install Opt out of creating Desktop shortcut(s).
/NoProgramsShortcut All environments Install Opt out of creating Programs shortcut(s) in your Start Menu.
/DontPersistSettings All environments Uninstall Uninstalling the package will normally exclude the generated settings file (hwmonitorw.ini) to facilitate easier reinstallation. This switch will include the file during cleanup.

tools\chocolateybeforemodify.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$processName = 'HWMonitor*'
$softwareName = 'HWMonitor'
$process = Get-Process -Name $processName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($process) {
    Write-Warning "$softwareName is currently running, stopping it to prevent upgrade/uninstall from failing..."
    Stop-Process -InputObject $process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    Start-Sleep -Seconds 3

    $process = Get-Process -Name $processName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($process) {
        Write-Warning "$softwareName is still running despite stop request, force stopping it..."
        Stop-Process -InputObject $process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }

    Write-Warning "If upgrading, $softwareName may need to be manually restarted upon completion"
}
else {
    Write-Debug "No running $softwareName process instances were found"
}
tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$unzipLocation = Join-Path -Path (Get-ToolsLocation) -ChildPath $env:ChocolateyPackageName

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  unzipLocation = $unzipLocation
  url           = 'https://download.cpuid.com/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.58.zip'
  checksum      = 'fda3b6d7f906709e4ace010e260eb83471673664fded96eb3c60defae0fec620'
  checksumType  = 'sha256'
}
Install-ChocolateyZipPackage @packageArgs

$pp = Get-PackageParameters
if ($pp.PreserveAllBinaries) {
  if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 32)) {
    Write-Warning 'x64 binary is incompatible with 32-bit environments, ignoring PreserveAllBinaries switch'
    $pp.PreserveAllBinaries = $false
  }
  elseif ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -eq $true) {
    Write-Warning 'x64 binary is not supported with forced x86 package behavior, ignoring PreserveAllBinaries switch'
    $pp.PreserveAllBinaries = $false
  }
}

$32BitBinaryFileName = 'HWMonitor_x32.exe'
$64BitBinaryFileName = 'HWMonitor_x64.exe'
$32BitBinaryFilePath = Join-Path -Path $unzipLocation -ChildPath $32BitBinaryFileName
$64BitBinaryFilePath = Join-Path -Path $unzipLocation -ChildPath $64BitBinaryFileName

if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 64) -and ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true)) {
  $defaultTargetPath = $64BitBinaryFilePath
}
else {
  $defaultTargetPath = $32BitBinaryFilePath
}

$defaultShimName = 'HWMonitor'
if ($pp.NoDefaultShim) {
  Uninstall-BinFile -Name $defaultShimName
}
else {
  Install-BinFile -Name $defaultShimName -Path $defaultTargetPath -UseStart
}

$32BitBinaryShimName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($32BitBinaryFileName)
$64BitBinaryShimName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($64BitBinaryFileName)
if ($pp.ShimWithPlatform) {
  if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 64) -and ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true)) {
    Install-BinFile -Name $64BitBinaryShimName -Path $64BitBinaryFilePath -UseStart

    if ($pp.PreserveAllBinaries) {
      Install-BinFile -Name $32BitBinaryShimName -Path $32BitBinaryFilePath -UseStart
    }
  }
  else {
    Install-BinFile -Name $32BitBinaryShimName -Path $32BitBinaryFilePath -UseStart
  }
}

$defaultLinkName = 'HWMonitor.lnk'
$32BitShortcutLinkName = 'HWMonitor (32-bit).lnk'
$64BitShortcutLinkName = 'HWMonitor (64-bit).lnk'

if (!$pp.NoDesktopShortcut) {
  $desktopDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::DesktopDirectory)

  if ($pp.PreserveAllBinaries) {
    $32BitShortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $desktopDirectory -ChildPath $32BitShortcutLinkName
    $64BitShortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $desktopDirectory -ChildPath $64BitShortcutLinkName

    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $32BitShortcutFilePath -TargetPath $32BitBinaryFilePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $64BitShortcutFilePath -TargetPath $64BitBinaryFilePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  }
  else {
    $shortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $desktopDirectory -ChildPath $defaultLinkName
    if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 64) -and ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true)) {
      $shortcutTargetPath = $64BitBinaryFilePath
    }
    else {
      $shortcutTargetPath = $32BitBinaryFilePath
    }
    
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $shortcutFilePath -TargetPath $shortcutTargetPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  }
}

if (!$pp.NoProgramsShortcut) {
  $programsDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::Programs)

  if ($pp.PreserveAllBinaries) {
    $32BitShortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $programsDirectory -ChildPath $32BitShortcutLinkName
    $64BitShortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $programsDirectory -ChildPath $64BitShortcutLinkName

    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $32BitShortcutFilePath -TargetPath $32BitBinaryFilePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $64BitShortcutFilePath -TargetPath $64BitBinaryFilePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  }
  else {
    $shortcutFilePath = Join-Path -Path $programsDirectory -ChildPath $defaultLinkName
    if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 64) -and ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true)) {
      $shortcutTargetPath = $64BitBinaryFilePath
    }
    else {
      $shortcutTargetPath = $32BitBinaryFilePath
    }
    
    Install-ChocolateyShortcut -ShortcutFilePath $shortcutFilePath -TargetPath $shortcutTargetPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
  }
}

if (!$pp.PreserveAllBinaries) { 
  #Remove unnecessary binary to prevent disk bloat
  if ((Get-OSArchitectureWidth -Compare 64) -and ($env:chocolateyForceX86 -ne $true)) {
    $deletionTargetPath = $32BitBinaryFilePath
  }
  else {
    $deletionTargetPath = $64BitBinaryFilePath
  }

  Remove-Item -Path $deletionTargetPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$unzipLocation = Join-Path -Path (Get-ToolsLocation) -ChildPath $env:ChocolateyPackageName
$pp = Get-PackageParameters

$excludeItems = [System.Collections.ArrayList]::new()
if (!$pp.DontPersistSettings) {
    $excludeItems.Add('hwmonitorw.ini')
}
Remove-Item -Path $unzipLocation -Exclude $excludeItems -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$programsDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::Programs)
$desktopDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath([Environment+SpecialFolder]::DesktopDirectory)
$directories = @($programsDirectory, $desktopDirectory)

$linkName = 'HWMonitor.lnk'
$32BitLinkName = 'HWMonitor (32-bit).lnk'
$64BitLinkName = 'HWMonitor (64-bit).lnk'
$shortcutNames = @($linkName, $32BitLinkName, $64BitLinkName)

$shortcutPaths = [System.Collections.ArrayList]::new()
foreach ($directory in $directories) {
    foreach ($shortcutName in $shortcutNames) {
        $possibleShortcutPath = Join-Path -Path $directory -ChildPath $shortcutName
        if (Test-Path -Path $possibleShortcutPath) {
            $shortcutPaths.Add($possibleShortcutPath) | Write-Debug
        }
    }
}

foreach ($shortcutPath in $shortcutPaths) {
    if (Test-Path -Path $shortcutPath) {
        Remove-Item -Path $shortcutPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

Uninstall-BinFile -Name 'HWMonitor'
Uninstall-BinFile -Name 'HWMonitor_x32'
Uninstall-BinFile -Name 'HWMonitor_x64'

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