Should I remove Energy Manager?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #573
United States Rank #623
Reach 1.1755%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.83 days
112.99 days >
Average installed length: 59.37 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.5.0.23 |
6.70% |
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| 1.5.0.21 |
8.45% |
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| 1.5.0.20 |
9.91% |
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| 1.5.0.18 |
0.46% |
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| 1.5.0.17 |
16.34% |
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| 1.5.0.16 |
7.45% |
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| 1.5.0.15 |
0.64% |
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| 1.5.0.11 |
0.05% |
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| 1.0.1.51 |
3.60% |
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| 1.0.1.49 |
0.73% |
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| 1.0.1.38 |
1.67% |
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| 1.0.1.31 |
0.00% |
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| 1.0.0.62 |
0.00% |
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| 1.0.0.35 |
23.07% |
|
| 1.0.0.34 |
0.06% |
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| 1.0.0.33 |
4.80% |
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| 1.0.0.32 |
3.07% |
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| 1.0.0.31 |
7.39% |
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| 1.0.0.28 |
2.37% |
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| 1.0.0.27 |
0.34% |
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| 1.0.0.24 |
2.90% |
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| 1.0.0.23 |
0.00% |
|
Typically installed together
Energy Manager
What is Energy Manager? (from Lenovo)
Lenovo's Energy Management interface tool allows user-modification of system settings to make better use of available energy.
Overview
Energy Manager is a program developed by Lenovo. The most used version is 1.0.0.35, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is utility.exe. The software installer includes 31 files and is usually about 81.43 MB (85,381,920 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 48% of users of Energy Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.
Program details
URL: www.lenovo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{AC768037-7079-4658-AC24-2897650E0ABE}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 81.43 MB
Files installed by Energy Manager
| Program executable: | utility.exe |
| Name: | Lenovo Utility |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\utility.exe |
| MD5: | ca8486284806bf318ba56ce9cfc36d94 |
Additional files:
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LenovoVhid.dll - Lenovo Virtual Hid Minidriver
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Energy Manager.dll - IdeaPad
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PowerConsumptRank.exe - PowerConsumptRank
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ShowDeskBand.dll - ShowDeskBand
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Uninstall_deskband.exe - Uninstall_Deskband
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TurnOnODD.exe - Lenovo Energy Management Software Suite
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IdeaEye.dll
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WpfApplication1Anima.dll - WpfApplication1Anima
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Energy Manager.exe - Energy Manager (Lenovo Energy Manager)
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ActDect.dll (by Realtek semiconductor) - ActionDetect
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- utility.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
- Energy Manager.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Energy Manager.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Energy Manager' and executes as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Energy Manager.exe.
- utility.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Lenovo Utility' and executes as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Utility.exe.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- Energy Manager.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #1' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Energy Manager.exe /RestartByRestartManageC:DDEE7810-0B66-4414-95FD-C43F2E983BB4 /RestartByRestartManageC:8D2B61D4-055E-42d9-ACB6-90CF14CF66BE /RestartByRestartM.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- Energy Manager.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Energy Manager' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Energy Manager.exe.
- utility.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Lenovo Utility' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Energy Manager\Utility.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Energy Manager.exe |
| Memory: | 14.43 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0011046755% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00062575% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00047892% | |
| utility.exe |
| Memory: | 1.74 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004747993% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042653% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004826% | |
How do I remove Energy Manager?
You can uninstall Energy Manager 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 Energy Manager, 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 Energy Manager.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #573
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
97.94% |
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| Windows 7 |
2.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
49.53% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
21.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
8.36% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
7.39% |
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| Windows 10 Home Single La... |
3.13% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.12% |
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Geography
47.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.78% |
| United Kingdom |
6.88% |
| Italy |
6.32% |
| Germany |
4.47% |
| France |
2.85% |
| Canada |
2.16% |
| India |
2.06% |
| Netherlands |
1.97% |
| Spain |
1.84% |
| DK |
1.66% |
| Poland |
1.64% |
| Sweden |
1.50% |
| Norway |
1.21% |
| Australia |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
99.79% |
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| Acer |
0.07% |
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| Dell |
0.05% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.04% |
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| ASUS |
0.04% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 80E3 |
10.66% |
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| LENOVO 20351 |
9.19% |
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| LENOVO 20378 |
8.14% |
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| LENOVO 20354 |
7.67% |
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| LENOVO 80G0 |
6.62% |
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| LENOVO 20266 |
5.72% |
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About Lenovo
Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com