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VersionsAdditional versions

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%
17.0.18.8 25Oct13 0.12%
17.0.15 19Sep13 0.12%
17.0.13.1 11Sep13 0.46%
17.0.10.12 17Sep13 0.12%
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:   16.0.5.1 26Mar12
MD5:   cbb7a815ec8222cec08dad5d4cbb1690
SHA1:   06b3a7fe79c665de6c6d58fe6bbccdf7bf188c3f
SHA256:   bce7a22f3fd24e0a4a079a2c23ac928a7b2da362e925648688662be42a44ba0e

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 typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). 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 TouchPad Driver published by Synaptics Incorporated, Synaptics Pointing Device Driver from Synaptics Incorporated and Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated.

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:16.0.5.1 26Mar12
Size:2.76 MB (2,899,216 bytes)
Build date:3/27/2012 8:59 AM
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
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...
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
9% remove
This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the Synaptics ClickPad to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning properly (only remove this package if you no longer have the ClickPad connected to your PC).
Synaptics Incorporated
7% remove

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:0.00124722%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00029937%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00094786%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:66,536,338 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:18/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.83 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):16.13 MB
Private (minimum):7.47 MB
Non-paged memory:11.83 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:116.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):120.04 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.41 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):16.26 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:189,332/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:11
12
Handles:186
600
GUI GDI count:82
103
GUI GDI peak:84
142
GUI USER count:41
49
GUI USER peak:44
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe" -embedding
  • "C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
syncom.dll (COM SDK by Synaptics)
Total CPU:0.00846122%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00750934%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00095189%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:186,943/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:804 KB
1.16 MB
SynTPEnh.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00776422%
Kernel CPU:0.00272221%
User CPU:0.00504201%
CPU cycles:165,561/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:2.79 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 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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