Should I remove ETDWare PS/2-X64 _WHQL?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

5% remove it95% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

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How common is it?

Global Rank #6,323

United States Rank #8,418

Reach 0.0714%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 25.04 days

738.80 days >

Average installed length: 388.18 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
10.7.14.12	100.00%

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ETDWare PS/2-X64 10.7.14.12_WHQL

from ELAN Microelectronic Corp.

Remove ETDWare PS/2-X64 10.7.14.12_WHQL by ELAN...

What is ETDWare PS/2-X64 _WHQL?

ETDWare PS/2-x64 is the device driver installed for an Elan Microelectronics Touch Pad. ELAN's Smart Click-Pad eliminates the need of physical buttons since the entire touchpad functions as buttons. User can click almost anywhere on the touchpad to simulate the mouse left or right button click. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let the user interact with their laptop more intuitively.

Overview

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 main program executable is etdctrl.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 90.7 MB (95,108,588 bytes).

Program details

URL: www.emc.com.tw

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\elantech

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Elantech\ETDUn_inst.exe

Estimated size: 90.7 MB

Files installed by ETDWare PS/2-X64 10.7.14.12_WHQL

Program executable:	etdctrl.exe
Name:	ELAN Smart-Pad
	ETD Control Center
Signed by:	ELAN Microelectronics Corporation
Path:	C:\Program Files\elantech\etdctrl.exe
MD5:	4bea9d131b90be5713f8073aea2c121c
	ETD Control Center is part of the ELAN Smart-Pad, a type of multi-finger touch pad input device for laptops.

Additional files:

ETDDeviceInformation.exe - ELAN Smart-Pad Tool (Device Information Catcher)
ETDFingerPositioner.exe - Device Position Catcher
ETDHValueMonitor.exe - Device Sensor Catcher
ETDApi.dll - ELAN Smart-Pad (ETD API)
ETDApi32.dll
ETDApix.dll - ETD Driver Function Dll
ETDCmds.dll - ETD Driver Command
ETDCtrlHelper.exe - ETD Control Center Helper
ETDFavorite.dll - ETD My Favorite Library
ETDMag.exe - Elan Smart-Pad (ELAN Microelectronics Corp.)
ETDMcpl.dll - ETD Ware Control Panel Extensions
ETDService.exe - Elan Service
ETDUn_inst.exe - ETD Ware Un_inst Application
ETDUninst.dll - ETD Ware Uninstall Application
ETDSimpleUI.exe - ELAN Touchpad (ETDSimpleUI)
ETDSimpleUI_Win8.exe
ETD_DLL.dll - ETD_DLL

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

ETDCtrl.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ETDCtrl'.

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

ETDCtrl.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named trackpad.

Service

ETDService.exe runs as a service named 'Elan Service' (ETDService).

Startup File (User Run)

ETDCtrl.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Elan' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Elantech\ETDCtrl.exe".

Startup File (All Users Run)

ETDCtrl.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ETDWare' which loads as C:\Program Files\Elantech\ETDCtrl.exe.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

etdctrl.exe
Memory:	6.29 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0002999476%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00025760%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00004235%	0.015104% average
ETDCtrlHelper.exe
Memory:	3.86 MB
Total CPU:	0.0003667243%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003560%
User CPU:	0.00033113%

How do I remove ETDWare PS/2-X64 _WHQL?

You can uninstall ETDWare PS/2-X64 _WHQL 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 ETDWare PS/2-X64 10.7.14.12_WHQL, 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 ETDWare PS/2-X64 _WHQL.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 94%

Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 5%

Keep it 95%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	96.73%
Windows 10	3.27%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	73.43%
Windows 7 Home Basic	13.03%
Windows 7 Ultimate	5.20%
Windows 7 Professional	4.99%
Windows 8.1 Pro	1.42%
Windows 8 Pro	0.78%

Geography

30.02% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	30.02%
Brazil	17.75%
Germany	10.13%
United Kingdom	8.43%
Italy	4.15%
Poland	3.02%
Australia	2.77%
France	2.52%
Belgium	1.51%
Canada	1.45%
Spain	1.38%
Russia	0.94%
Netherlands	0.94%
Ireland	0.94%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Samsung	98.93%
Dell	0.43%
Lenovo	0.29%
Alienware	0.14%
Hewlett-Packard	0.07%
ASUS	0.07%
Toshiba	0.07%
Common models
Samsung RF511/RF411/RF711	17.74%
Samsung RV415/RV515	12.09%
Samsung RF510/RF410/RF710...	9.66%
Samsung RV420/RV520/RV720...	9.51%
Samsung RV411/RV511/E3511...	8.01%
Samsung RV411/RV511/E3511...	7.01%

About ELAN Microelectronic

ELAN Microelectronics Corporation is an IC designer and provider of microcontrollers and PC Peripheral ICs.

Publisher URL: www.emc.com.tw

Learn more about ELAN Microelectronic Corp.

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