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delltouchpad.exe

DellTpadN by Synaptics Incorporated (Signed)

Remove delltouchpad.exe
Version:   1.0.0.0
MD5:   ec409e4aae87e7ad4c15fdf58aab8d34
SHA1:   00c169b380ac885bab88bafd28f114930fdb9b65

Overview

delltouchpad.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dell Touchpad published by Synaptics Incorporated, Synaptics Pointing Device Driver from Synaptics Incorporated and Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:delltouchpad.exe
Product name:DellTpadN
Description:Synaptics DELL Touchpad
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\delltouchpad.exe
Original name:Synaptics.DellTouchpad.exe
File version:1.0.0.0
Size:4.65 MB (4,875,576 bytes)
Build date:9/20/2012 6:32 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Synaptics Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, November 10, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, December 8, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Synaptics Incorporated
11% remove
Explore or expand your interactive capabilities by using up to four fingers at once on the large, smooth glass surface of the Dell Wireless Touchpad. Competitive touch games, drawing and music apps and more come to life with this multi-touch solution. Pair it with a non-touch display to experience four-finger touch and interactive computing, or add it to your touchscreen setup for a flexible multi-touch alternative. Discover full-touch ...
Synaptics Incorporated
8% remove
The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics device driver from your system manufacturer's support website. Installing a generic driver may result in the loss of OEM-customized Synaptics pointing device functionality. Setting a restore point before installing is a quick way to rollback...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'DellWPF' → C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\DellTouchpad.exe /hidegui

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00250736%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00086259%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00164478%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,266 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,936,052/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:6/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:47.05 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):46.22 MB
Private (minimum):23.5 MB
Non-paged memory:47.05 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:663.33 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):667.4 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:25.52 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):50.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:62,850/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:504 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:5 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:18.35 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:102/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:366
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI GDI peak:12
142
GUI USER count:12
49
GUI USER peak:14
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\delltouchpad.exe" /hidegui
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DellTouchpad.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01693562%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00252634%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01440927%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:541,935/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:4.66 MB
1.16 MB
clr.dll
Total CPU:0.00245381%
Kernel CPU:0.00099058%
User CPU:0.00146322%
CPU cycles:213,231/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:9.48 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of DellTpadN.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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