Should I remove Gateway Power Management?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #1,782
United States Rank #839
Reach 0.3780%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.15 days
299.40 days >
Average installed length: 157.31 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.01.3001 |
7.42% |
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| 7.00.8109 |
0.05% |
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| 7.00.8106.0 |
0.05% |
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| 7.00.8105 |
0.09% |
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| 7.00.8104 |
0.08% |
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| 7.00.8100 |
2.42% |
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| 7.00.3013 |
5.11% |
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| 7.00.3012 |
11.15% |
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| 7.00.3011 |
2.79% |
|
| 7.00.3006 |
23.80% |
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| 7.00.3003 |
2.17% |
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| 6.00.3010 |
6.99% |
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| 6.00.3008 |
7.70% |
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| 6.00.3007 |
1.09% |
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| 6.00.3006 |
1.50% |
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| 6.00.3004 |
0.12% |
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| 6.00.3001 |
0.17% |
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| 6.00.3000 |
0.38% |
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| 5.00.3009 |
2.28% |
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| 5.00.3005 |
6.83% |
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| 5.00.3004 |
0.85% |
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| 5.00.3003 |
2.52% |
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| 5.00.3002 |
0.79% |
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| 5.00.3000 |
0.20% |
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| 5.00.2000 |
0.01% |
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| 4.05.3007 |
1.09% |
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| 4.05.3006 |
1.69% |
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| 4.05.3005 |
0.01% |
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| 4.05.3004 |
6.91% |
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| 4.05.3003 |
0.27% |
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| 4.05.3002 |
3.44% |
|
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Gateway Power Management
What is Gateway Power Management? (from Gateway)
OnNow is a new standard for PC's Power Management. Your PC can select between On, Standby, Sleep and Hibernation Mode if there is no activity. If you have a laptop, these chioces will help you conserve battery. Click Start - Settings - Control Panel. Double-click the Power management Icon. Select laptop from the list o... Read more
Overview
Gateway Power Management is a program developed by Gateway. It is bundled and preinstalled with various Acer computers. The most used version is 7.00.3006, 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. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is epowermsg.exe. The software installer includes 32 files and is usually about 13.75 MB (14,414,058 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 89% of users of Gateway Power Management come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Mexico.
This program is pre-installed on the PC
Such software is installed by the manufacture when delivering the PC to the end user. Some pre-installed programs are considered bloatware as they are simply limited function trials, while others are required for proper PC operation.
Program details
URL: www.gateway.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Gateway\Gateway Power Management
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3DB0448D-AD82-4923-B305-D001E521A964}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 13.75 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Gateway Power Management
| Program executable: | epowermsg.exe |
| Name: | Power Management |
| ePowerMsg |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\gateway\gateway power management\epowermsg.exe |
| MD5: | 4276775007a43ea6788fa1e75f232281 |
Additional files:
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BrightnessControl.dll (by Acer) - Power Management (BrightnessControl)
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CommonControl.dll (by Acer) - CommonControl Dynamic Link Library
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DefaultPowerOption.exe - DefaultPowerOption
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ePowerEvent.exe - ePowerEvent
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ePowerSvc.exe - ePowerSvc
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ePowerTray.exe - ePowerTray
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ePowerTrayLauncher.exe - ePowerTrayLauncher
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NetAdapterControl.dll - NetAdapterControl Dynamic Link Library
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PowerSettingControl.dll - PowerSettingControl Dynamic Link Library
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SetAPM.exe - SetAPM Application
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SysHook.dll - SysHook Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- ePowerTray.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7966E942-376F-44F0-83F1-A03D0599AA87}' (runs on registration).
- ePowerEvent.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2A136143-DEBD-49E1-A03A-E9EECDF38039}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- ePowerTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
- ePowerTrayLauncher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Power Management.
Service
- ePowerSvc.exe runs as a service named 'ePowerSvc' (ePowerSvc) "ePower Service".
Startup File (User Run)
- ePowerTrayLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ePowerTrayLauncher.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Gateway\Gateway Power Management\ePowerTrayLauncher.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ePowerTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Power Management' which loads as C:\Program Files\Gateway\Gateway Power Management\ePowerTray.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SetAPM.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer ePower Management\SetAPM.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ePowerEvent.exe |
| Memory: | 1.74 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0043587536% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00293643% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00142232% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 450,581 | |
| Switches/sec: | 13 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3 Bytes | |
| ePowerSvc.exe |
| Memory: | 1.91 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009221465% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00085393% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006822% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 10,054 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 456 Bytes | |
| ePowerTray.exe |
| Memory: | 2.68 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0035773009% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00233790% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00123940% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 180,967 | |
| Switches/sec: | 9 | |
How do I remove Gateway Power Management?
You can uninstall Gateway Power Management 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 Gateway Power Management, 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 Gateway Power Management.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 59%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
58.77% |
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| Windows 7 |
41.14% |
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| Windows XP |
0.08% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.47% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
27.60% |
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| Windows 8 |
17.62% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
9.78% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
2.38% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
1.20% |
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Geography
88.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
88.91% |
| Canada |
5.22% |
| Mexico |
1.64% |
| Brazil |
1.18% |
| Japan |
0.36% |
| Australia |
0.25% |
| PR |
0.23% |
| Argentina |
0.14% |
| United Kingdom |
0.12% |
| Germany |
0.12% |
| Philippines |
0.12% |
| Israel |
0.09% |
| Peru |
0.08% |
| Poland |
0.08% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
99.59% |
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| Gateway |
0.20% |
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| Dell |
0.08% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.05% |
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| Toshiba |
0.03% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.03% |
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| ASUS |
0.01% |
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Common models |
| Gateway NE56R |
20.98% |
|
| Gateway SX2110G |
8.43% |
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| Gateway NV55C |
4.95% |
|
| Gateway NV57H |
4.52% |
|
| Gateway DX4870 |
4.15% |
|
| Gateway NV53A |
3.93% |
|
About Gateway
Gateway (acquired by Acer Inc.
Publisher URL: www.gateway.com