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IGFXTRAY.exe

Intel Common User Interface by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IGFXTRAY.exe
Version:   8.15.10.2849
MD5:   f69a96518013653c7e59fdc8a63f05fc
SHA1:   a02b93480bd628120ba17ebc2e864ed73ab3aa99
SHA256:   9a70f75b4c949b7aad9d62051868213fb73df3f721f67ad4587dd8aa949267a5

What is IGFXTRAY.exe?

The Common User Interface (igfxTray Module) is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.

Overview

igfxtray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:igfxtray.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:Intel(R) Common User Interface
Description:igfxTray Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\igfxtray.exe
File version:8.15.10.2849
Size:167.03 KB (171,040 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, March 20, 2008
Expiration date:Saturday, April 23, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.525707
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'IgfxTray' → C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00014572%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00009820%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004752%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:16,378/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.47 MB
Private (minimum):5.42 MB
Non-paged memory:1.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:80.08 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):84.41 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.47 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,484/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:260 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:96
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:13
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\igfxtray.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.50%
Windows 8.1 12.00%
Windows 8 8.50%
Windows 7 Professional 7.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
23 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 34.01% of Intel(R) Common User Interface.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.28%
Hewlett-Packard 15.38%
Toshiba 13.99%
ASUS 13.29%
Lenovo 10.49%
Acer 9.09%
Sony 9.09%
Intel 3.50%
Samsung 2.10%
Alienware 0.70%
GIGABYTE 0.70%
American Megatrends 0.70%
MSI 0.70%
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