Brhosthelper.exe

Yes. Stop the process via Task Manager or disable it from startup. Your printer will still work for basic printing, but you may lose:

The real helper process consumes negligible CPU and RAM. If the process is consistently hogging 50% to 100% of your CPU, it might be a cryptocurrency miner or trojan disguised under that name. Common Issues and Errors brhosthelper.exe

Click the three horizontal lines (menu) in the top right corner and go to . slowing down computer performance.

Reinstall from the official HP support site. Is it Malware? brhosthelper.exe

The process spikes system resources, slowing down computer performance.