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Should I remove AMD Power Monitor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #49,115
Reach 0.0015%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.3.1.0016 46.67%
1.2.3.0233 16.67%
1.2.1.0198 3.33%
1.2.0.0192 16.67%
1.1.5.0136 13.33%
1.0.2.0082 3.33%

Other programs by Advanced Micro Devices

AMD Power Monitor

Overview

AMD Power Monitor is a program developed by Advanced Micro Devices. The most used version is 1.3.1.0016, 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 software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 1.57 MB (1,646,080 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 49% of users of AMD Power Monitor come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\amd\amd power monitor
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{68F19BCC-49D3-49FF-BAAC-A147C66A9710}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.57 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by AMD Power Monitor

  • amd_pwrmon.exe - AMD_PwrM Application
  • qt-mt333.dll (by Trolltech AS) - Qt
  • msvcp71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
  • msvcr71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® C Runtime Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • amd_pwrmon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AMD_Display' which loads as C:\Program Files\AMD\AMD Power Monitor\AMD_PwrMon.exe.

How do I remove AMD Power Monitor?

You can uninstall AMD Power Monitor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program AMD Power Monitor, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AMD Power Monitor.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Server 2003 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.33%
Windows Vista 23.33%
Windows XP 10.00%
Windows Server 2003 3.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 6.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.78%
  Germany 14.63%
  Canada 4.88%
  Italy 4.88%
  Brazil 2.44%
  Norway 2.44%
  Finland 2.44%
  Russia 2.44%
  Sweden 2.44%
  Greece 2.44%
  Argentina 2.44%
  Japan 2.44%
  Netherlands 2.44%
  Czech Republic 2.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
ASUS 20.00%
GIGABYTE 15.00%
American Megatrends 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
Lenovo 5.00%
Dell 5.00%
Gateway 5.00%
Common models
NVIDIA AWRDACPI 5.26%
MSI MS-7369 5.26%
Gateway GT5464 5.26%
HP-Pavilion RK574AA-ABA a... 5.26%
HP-Pavilion NP118AA-ABM s... 5.26%
HP-Pavilion FK480AV-ABA a... 5.26%

About Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets.
Publisher URL: www.amd.com

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