Should I remove ELAN Pointing Driver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #32,510
United States Rank #25,305
Reach 0.0040%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 11.4.109.3 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.105.2 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.99.1 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.96.1 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.94.1 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.92.1 |
22.78% |
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| 11.4.88.2 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.85.3 |
26.58% |
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| 11.4.73.5 |
1.27% |
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| 11.4.66.5 |
8.86% |
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| 11.4.66.1 |
32.91% |
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ELAN Pointing Driver
Overview
ELAN Pointing Driver is a software program developed by ELAN Microelectronic. The most common release is 11.4.66.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named etdctrl.exe. The setup package generally installs about 23 files and is usually about 85.89 MB (90,061,251 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 10. While about 61% of users of ELAN Pointing Driver come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and France.
Program details
URL: www.emc.com.tw
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\elantech
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Elantech\ETDUn_inst.exe
Estimated size: 85.89 MB
Files installed by ELAN Pointing Driver
| Program executable: | etdctrl.exe |
| Name: | ELAN Smart-Pad |
| ETD Control Center |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\elantech\etdctrl.exe |
| MD5: | ccd356306b76910acdba3542c565daa7 |
Additional files:
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ETDDeviceInformation.exe - ELAN Smart-Pad Tool (Device Information Catcher)
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ETDSMBus.sys - ELAN SMBus Driver
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ETDAniConf.exe - Elan Smart-Pad (ETD Ware Control Panel Extensions)
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ETDApi.dll - ELAN Smart-Pad (ETD API)
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ETDApi32.dll
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ETDApix.dll - ETD Driver Function Dll
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ETDCmds.dll - ETD Driver Command
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ETDCtrlHelper.exe - ETD Control Center Helper
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ETDFavorite.dll - ETD My Favorite Library
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ETDIntelligent.exe - ETDIntelligent
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ETDMag.exe - ELAN Microelectronics Corp.
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ETDMcpl.dll
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ETDService.exe - Elan Service
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ETDUn_inst.exe - ETD Ware Un_inst Application
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ETDUninst.dll - ETD Ware Uninstall Application
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LenovoAPI.dll - ELAN API
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TouchpadEnableDisable.exe - TouchpadEnableDisable
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ETDTouch.exe - ETDTouch
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ETD_DLL.dll - ETD_DLL
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Lenovo.exe - Lenovo
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Lenovo_Win8.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ETDCtrl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ETDCtrl.
Service
- ETDService.exe runs as a service named 'Elan Service' (ETDService).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ETDCtrl.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ETDCtrl' which loads as C:\Program Files\Elantech\ETDCtrl.exe.
How do I remove ELAN Pointing Driver?
You can uninstall ELAN Pointing Driver 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 ELAN Pointing Driver, 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 ELAN Pointing Driver.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Geography
60.75% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.75% |
| Italy |
7.48% |
| France |
6.54% |
| Germany |
5.61% |
| Canada |
2.80% |
| Czech Republic |
2.80% |
| Poland |
2.80% |
| South Africa |
1.87% |
| Sweden |
1.87% |
| Singapore |
0.93% |
| Belgium |
0.93% |
| Ecuador |
0.93% |
| RS |
0.93% |
| Austria |
0.93% |
About ELAN Microelectronic
ELAN Microelectronics Corporation is an IC designer and provider of microcontrollers and PC Peripheral ICs.
Publisher URL: www.emc.com.tw