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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 6.33%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 7.59%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.27%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.53%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 20.25%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 48.10%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 12.66%
6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) 1.27%

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tabtip.exe

Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove tabtip.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   f6b3260aa99a2e2c903efd08c70ea714
SHA1:   c949ee26f5b697d12d697a89f97c4f63df39b2ff
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

tabtip.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). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:tabtip.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\microsoft shared\ink\tabtip.exe
Original name:TabTip.exe.mui
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:341.48 KB (349,680 bytes)
Build date:3/8/2014 6:31 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, April 9, 2012
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00345173%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00148848%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00196325%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:19,270,505 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,974,093/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:142/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.12 MB
Private (minimum):2.43 MB
Non-paged memory:6.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:133.76 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):139.57 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:16.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):22.31 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:17,486/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:141 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:6 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:343
600
GUI GDI count:40
103
GUI GDI peak:44
142
GUI USER count:42
49
GUI USER peak:49
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • /quitinfC:00000000000006d8;0000000000000bbc;
  • /quitinfC:0000000000000bb8;0000000000000bec;
  • /quitinfC:00000000000008c4;00000000000008cc;
  • /quitinfC:0000000000000ba8;0000000000000bac;
  • /quitinfC:0000000000000e40;0000000000000e44;
  • /quitinfC:00000000000006c8;0000000000000d94;
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.06865697%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.06865697%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:249,571/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.84 MB
1.16 MB
tipskins.dll
Total CPU:0.06838347%
Kernel CPU:0.06838347%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:332,642/sec
Memory:2.64 MB
audioses.dll
Total CPU:0.06801730%
Kernel CPU:0.06801730%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:731,779/sec
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:472 KB
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:0.04676487%
Kernel CPU:0.04007727%
User CPU:0.00668760%
CPU cycles:1,627,802/sec
Context switches:22/sec
Memory:668 KB
tabskb.dll
Total CPU:0.02275599%
Kernel CPU:0.02274192%
User CPU:0.00001407%
CPU cycles:33,106/sec
Memory:960 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01711870%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.01711870%
CPU cycles:232,240/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00101145%
Kernel CPU:0.00094179%
User CPU:0.00006966%
CPU cycles:2,146/sec
Memory:1.59 MB
TabTip.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00043334%
Kernel CPU:0.00011557%
User CPU:0.00031777%
CPU cycles:8,398/sec
Memory:352 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 57.14%
Windows 8 Pro 21.43%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 14.29%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.86% of Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 31.25%
Medion 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Lenovo 12.50%
Intel 12.50%
Sony 12.50%
Samsung 6.25%
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