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APC PowerChute Personal Edition

What is APC PowerChute Personal Edition?  (from American Power Conversion)

PowerChute Personal Edition software provides safe system shutdown in the event of an extended power outage and prevents potential data corruption. Designed for exceptional usability, it provides first-time users with optimal protection based on APC industry-leading power management expertise. Users also have the optio...  Read more

Overview

APC PowerChute Personal Edition is a program developed by American Power Conversion. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software installer includes 33 files and is usually about 4.88 MB (5,116,943 bytes). APCUpdates.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 82% of users of APC PowerChute Personal Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.apc.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5A0C892E-FD1C-
Estimated size: 4.88 MB

Program filesFiles installed by APC PowerChute Personal Edition

  • EventViewer.exe - APC PowerChute Personal Edition Event Viewer
  • apcrun.exe - APC PowerChute Personal Edition (PowerChute Application)
  • apcsystray.exe - PowerChute system tray power icon
  • APCUpdates.exe - APC Check Updates
  • DataCollectionLauncher.exe - Startup Notification Module
  • dataserv.exe - APC Data Service
  • Display.exe - Startup notification module
  • drvutil.dll - Utilities DLL
  • EnergyUsageManager.dll - EnergyUsageManager
  • ExecuteProcess.exe - ExecuteProcess Module
  • force.exe - Module for shutting down Windows 98/Me
  • mainserv.exe - Battery backup management service
  • MsgDll.dll - Notification dialogs DLL
  • ntutil.dll - DLL with Windows 2000/XP only functionality
  • NTUtil64.exe - NPM Utility
  • pchuteres.dll - PowerChute resource file
  • PCPELogger.dll - PCPELogger
  • pdcdll.dll - HID level API
  • PerformanceMonitor.dll - Performance Monitor Dynamic Link Library
  • potdata.exe - potdata MFC Application
  • PowerChute.exe
  • res.dll - APC PowerChute resources DLL
  • UIControl.dll - UIControl Dynamic Link Library
  • UpsControl.dll - DLL for accessing the UPS
  • UpsDevice.dll
  • ValidateUPS.exe - ValidateUPS
  • WebserverRequest.dll - Web Server Request
  • worksafe.exe - Application Data Saving Module

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Display.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B64FF3B9-8595-4030-B014-CAF82F4D3B0A}' (runs on registration).
  • PowerChute.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EC6309EE-1F0A-4752-BE53-42CB802A015A}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
  • mainserv.exe runs as a service named 'APC UPS Service' (APC UPS Service).
  • dataserv.exe runs as a service named 'APC Data Service' (APC Data Service) "PowerChute Personal Edition service for managing data operations.".
Startup File (User Run)
  • apcsystray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PowerChute system tray power icon' and executes as C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\apcsystray.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • DataCollectionLauncher.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Display' which loads as C:\Program Files\APC\APC PowerChute Personal Edition\DataCollectionLauncher.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

apcsystray.exe
Memory:4.14 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0004752416%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00004356%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00043168%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:24
70 average
dataserv.exe
Memory:21.57 MB
Total CPU:0.0001077898%
Kernel CPU:0.00003857%
User CPU:0.00006922%
CPU cycles/sec:122,469
Switches/sec:2
I/O reads/min:1.04 KB
I/O writes/min:20 Bytes
mainserv.exe
Memory:6.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0012823824%
Kernel CPU:0.00073487%
User CPU:0.00054751%
Switches/sec:12
I/O reads/min:15 Bytes
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

How do I remove APC PowerChute Personal Edition?

You can uninstall APC PowerChute Personal Edition 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 APC PowerChute Personal Edition, 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 APC PowerChute Personal Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win 10 2%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows XP 26.67%
Windows Vista 4.44%
Windows 10 2.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 25.58%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.58%
Windows 7 Professional 23.26%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.60%
Windows 8 2.33%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

81.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 81.97%
  Canada 8.20%
  Italy 4.92%
  Russia 3.28%
  Brazil 1.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Dell 21.21%
GIGABYTE 15.15%
Intel 12.12%
American Megatrends 6.06%
ASUS 6.06%
Alienware 3.03%
Acer 3.03%
Common models
NVIDIA AWRDACPI 15.63%
Hewlett-Packard p6754y 6.25%
Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000 6.25%
Shuttle Inc SN95V20 3.13%
PositivoEINM10CB 3.13%
Dell OptiPlex 3020 3.13%

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