ASUS Instant On
What is ASUS Instant On?
Instant On adds a toggle button to Windows which replaces the "Shut down" button with "Sleep" in the Start menu in order to provide instant-on capabilities to ASUS notebooks. ASUS introduced this instant on capability branded "Express Gate" on select motherboards, using DeviceVM's Splashtop software and dedicated flash memory.
About (from ASUS)
Instant On is a sleep mode that it can wake up your Eee PC ready to use in 3 seconds and more than 21 days of sleep time in battery mode. First put your Instant On Enable. You can find Instant On application in Windows 7 with ASUS Win7 OEM OS shippment.
Overview
The most common release is 1.02.01, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named asinstanton.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 3.59 MB (3,760,460 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.asus.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Instant On
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{CCC4652E
Estimated size: 3.59 MB
Files installed by ASUS Instant On
| Program executable: | asinstanton.exe |
| Name: | Desktop |
| Tool to hook keyboard and handle hybrid-sleep behavior |
| Signed by: | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\asus\asus instant on\asinstanton.exe |
| MD5: | 35cfda79479d06fa2154a9e84236e84a |
Additional files:
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HookKeyHelper.dll (by ASUSTeK Computer) - ASUS models (Helper tool for Desktop BU)
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AsTaskSched.dll - AsTaskSc (AsTaskSchedule)
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RegSchdTask.exe (by ASUSTeK Computer)
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MSPowerLib.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AsInstantOn.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ASUS\Asus HybridSleep Helper'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- AsInstantOn.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Asus HybridSleep Helper.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| asinstanton.exe |
| Memory: | 4.49 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000235545% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001829% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000527% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 14,265 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 67 Bytes | |
How do I remove ASUS Instant On?
You can uninstall ASUS Instant On from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program ASUS Instant On, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ASUS Instant On.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.53% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.20% |
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| Windows XP |
0.27% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
56.59% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
16.21% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.11% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.75% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.20% |
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Geography
68.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
68.53% |
| Taiwan |
7.37% |
| Germany |
5.18% |
| Canada |
3.78% |
| Italy |
3.19% |
| Netherlands |
2.79% |
| France |
1.39% |
| United Kingdom |
1.39% |
| Belgium |
1.20% |
| Switzerland |
0.60% |
| Portugal |
0.60% |
| Singapore |
0.40% |
| SB |
0.40% |
| Norway |
0.40% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
99.37% |
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| Acer |
0.31% |
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| Dell |
0.31% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK CM6870 |
26.39% |
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| ASUSTeK CM6630_CM6730_CM6... |
21.94% |
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| ASUSTeK CM1740 |
10.00% |
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| ASUSTeK CM6330_CM6630_CM6... |
7.50% |
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| ASUSTeK M11AD |
6.94% |
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| ASUSTeK CM1831 |
5.00% |
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About ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer, also often called ASUS is a computer hardware & electronics company.
Publisher URL: www.asus.com