epowertray.exe
Power Management by Acer Incorporated (Signed)
Overview
epowertray.exe has 27 known versions, the most recent one is 7.1.3001.0. epowertray.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 2.17 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Acer Incorporated by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Acer ePower Management, Gateway Power Management and Acer Power Management have been observed as installing specific variations of epowertray.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0049% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.61 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.75 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 3.18 KB per minute.
What is epowertray.exe?
ePowerTray is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.
About epowertray.exe (from Acer Incorporated)
“Acer ePower Management is a tool that provides you with an easy, reliable and safe means of selecting a power scheme that balances your needs for extended battery life and processing power.”
Details |
File name: | epowertray.exe |
Publisher: | Acer Incorporated |
Product name: | Power Management |
Description: | ePowerTray |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\acer\acer epower management\epowertray.exe |
Original name: | ePowerTray |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Acer Incorporated |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, July 25, 2007 |
Expiration date: | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Power Management.)
Acer ePower Management is pre-installed with various Acer laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.
eMachines Power Management is pre-installed with various eMachine laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.
The PowerSmart Manager that comes pre-installed on Acer laptops and lets the user specific the ways in which power is managed when the laptop is plugged in versus how it managed when running on its ba...
Acer Power Management is pre-installed with various Acer laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.
“OnNow is a new standard for PC's Power Management. Your PC can select between On, Standby, Sleep and Hibernation Mode if there is no activity. If you have a laptop, these chioces will help you conserv...”
The Packard Bell Power Management program is included by default with most new Packard Bell computers.
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of epowertray.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Power Management' → C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer ePower Management\ePowerTray.exe
- 'Acer ePower Management' → C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer ePower Management\ePowerTray.exe
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Power Management' runs on logon in the path '\Power Management'
- Entry path '\Power Management'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Power Management'
All file variations of epowertray.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.27% |
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Windows 8 |
33.16% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
7.25% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.18% |
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Windows 8.1 |
5.18% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
4.15% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
3.11% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
1.55% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.55% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
1.55% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
0.52% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
0.52% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.23% of Power Management.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
98.72% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
1.28% |
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