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17.0.8.9 04Sep13 0.35%
17.0.8.21 23Aug13 0.69%
17.0.8.2 13Aug13 2.19%
17.0.8 01Aug13 0.12%
17.0.6.13 28Aug13 0.46%
17.0.2.4 02Jul13 0.12%
17.0.19 17Oct13 0.12%
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17.0.15 19Sep13 0.12%
17.0.13.1 11Sep13 0.46%
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17.0.10.1 22Aug13 0.12%
16.6.4.13 04Jun13 0.12%
16.6.2.13 22May13 0.12%
16.6.1.5 15May13 0.12%
16.6.1.3 07May13 0.92%
16.5.3.3 23Apr13 1.73%
16.5.2 04Apr13 0.12%
16.4.1 08Mar13 0.12%
16.4.0.4 23Apr13 0.12%
16.4.0.1 05Mar13 0.46%
16.3.9 10Jan13 0.58%
16.3.8.62 07Apr13 0.12%
16.3.7 20Dec12 0.92%
16.3.4.5 17Jan13 0.12%
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SynTPEnh.exe

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated (Signed)

Remove SynTPEnh.exe
Version:   15.3.11 09Jun11
MD5:   9263cc35984dff27d4c5ac7a726e3ef7
SHA1:   fed1dc17d8b8c5884119600e917ac6a53e3a4b08
SHA256:   4a76f02cb17375eb781cbca06a5223baee75bfb0e0bb2a8a1ad0a31d8750a83d

What is SynTPEnh.exe?

Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements for Synaptics Pointing device driver provides Windows based integration to various laptop touchpads including sensibility adjustment, tapping speed, button order, virtual scrollbar setup, etc. The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer.

About SynTPEnh.exe (from Synaptics Incorporated)

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 d

Overview

syntpenh.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 Synaptics Pointing Device Driver published by Synaptics Incorporated and Synaptics TouchPad Driver published 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:syntpenh.exe
Publisher:Synaptics Incorporated
Product name:Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Description:Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe
File version:15.3.11 09Jun11
Size:2.17 MB (2,274,600 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Synaptics Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, November 24, 2008
Expiration date:Friday, December 9, 2011
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
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...
Synaptics Incorporated
7% 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'
  • 'SynTPEnh' → C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements' runs on logon in the path '\Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements'
  • Entry path '\Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00063455%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00014478%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00048977%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:25,964,197 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,521,587/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:8/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.75 MB
Private (minimum):4.93 MB
Non-paged memory:6.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:100.99 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):104.59 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.21 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,260,396/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:33 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:19 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:16.4 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:180/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:229
600
GUI GDI count:90
103
GUI GDI peak:94
142
GUI USER count:47
49
GUI USER peak:48
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
syncom.dll (COM SDK by Synaptics)
Total CPU:0.04073006%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04073006%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,097,678/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:61/sec
79/sec
Memory:168 KB
1.16 MB
SynTPEnh.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01640218%
Kernel CPU:0.00380768%
User CPU:0.01259450%
CPU cycles:505,684/sec
Context switches:3/sec
Memory:2.18 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00005150%
Kernel CPU:0.00005150%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:911/sec
Memory:1.4 MB
WINMM.dll
Total CPU:0.00000732%
Kernel CPU:0.00000732%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:357/sec
Memory:132 KB

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 32.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.00%
Windows 8 8.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 6.00%
Windows 7 Professional 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.00%
Windows 8 Pro 2.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 47.00% of Synaptics Pointing Device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 23.76%
Hewlett-Packard 21.45%
Lenovo 14.52%
Dell 14.52%
ASUS 11.22%
Sony 6.60%
Acer 6.27%
Medion 0.66%
MSI 0.66%
Alienware 0.33%
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