ThinkVantage Away Manager
What is ThinkVantage Away Manager? (from Lenovo)
The Away Manager program enables you to run tasks in whisper mode, which automatically limits the resources used to run the selected maintenance tasks based upon the level of resources you designate for the Away Manager and the current level of available resources on the computer. The whisper mode feature maximizes the... Read more
Overview
ThinkVantage Away Manager is a software program developed by Lenovo. The most common release is 2.0.7.0, 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. The primary executable is named awaymgr.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.68 MB (2,806,853 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 60% of users of ThinkVantage Away Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Program details
URL: support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-61485
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lenovo\awaytask
Uninstaller: Rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultUninstall 132 C:\WINDOWS\INF\AWAYTASK.INF
Estimated size: 2.68 MB
Files installed by ThinkVantage Away Manager
| Program executable: | awaymgr.exe |
| Name: | Away Manager |
| Away Tasks Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\lenovo\awaytask\awaymgr.exe |
| MD5: | ea4029f7005d1407831769f83d27cd2b |
Additional files:
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AWAYAPI.DLL - Away Manager (AWAYAPI DLL)
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AWAYDB.DLL - AWAYDB DLL
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AwayNotify.dll - Away Manager notification package.
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AwaySch.EXE - Away Scheduler
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TVTAWAY.DLL - AWAYTVT DLL
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- AwaySch.EXE is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AwaySch' which loads as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\AwayTask\AwaySch.EXE.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| AwaySch.EXE |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000325356% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002209% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001044% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 21 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 4 Bytes | |
How do I remove ThinkVantage Away Manager?
You can uninstall ThinkVantage Away 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 ThinkVantage Away 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 ThinkVantage Away Manager.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #38,976
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
88.46% |
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| Windows 7 |
11.54% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
86.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.89% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.44% |
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Geography
60.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.00% |
| Taiwan |
6.67% |
| Hong Kong |
5.00% |
| Australia |
5.00% |
| France |
3.33% |
| Brazil |
1.67% |
| Greece |
1.67% |
| Austria |
1.67% |
| Venezuela |
1.67% |
| Israel |
1.67% |
| Germany |
1.67% |
| OM |
1.67% |
| Canada |
1.67% |
| Poland |
1.67% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
85.71% |
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| Sahara |
7.14% |
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| ASUS |
4.76% |
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| Intel |
2.38% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 7668CTO |
7.89% |
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| LENOVO 07612BU |
5.26% |
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| ASUSTeK K52F |
5.26% |
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| LENOVO 0658W2M |
5.26% |
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| LENOVO 7665AV6 |
5.26% |
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| LENOVO 7659AB7 |
5.26% |
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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