Should I remove Glowing Touchpad?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,424
United States Rank #30,447
Reach 0.0031%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.00.3000 |
100.00% |
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Glowing Touchpad
Overview
Glowing Touchpad is a software program developed by Gateway. 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 primary executable is named glowing touchpad.exe. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 7. While about 55% of users of Glowing Touchpad come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.gateway.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Gateway\Glowing Touchpad
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{6F9FAD3F-61F9-489C-8431-572D3CB2F75C}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Language: English
Files installed by Glowing Touchpad
| Program executable: | glowing touchpad.exe |
| Name: | Glowing Touchpad |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\gateway\glowing touchpad\glowing touchpad.exe |
| MD5: | 94537231431cbca97b83b96e53a793c6 |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Glowing Touchpad.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{89E600C7-0937-49BD-B78C-8FA0B20F9415}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Glowing Touchpad?
You can uninstall Glowing Touchpad 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 Glowing Touchpad, 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 Glowing Touchpad.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win 10 10%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #36,424
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
90.16% |
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| Windows 10 |
9.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
83.61% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.20% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.28% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.64% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.64% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
1.64% |
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Geography
55.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
55.13% |
| Canada |
28.21% |
| Australia |
3.85% |
| Japan |
2.56% |
| BS |
1.28% |
| Israel |
1.28% |
| Iran |
1.28% |
| Mexico |
1.28% |
| Philippines |
1.28% |
| Singapore |
1.28% |
| Taiwan |
1.28% |
| UA |
1.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
98.31% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.69% |
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Common models |
| Gateway ID49C |
50.82% |
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| Gateway ID59C |
40.98% |
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| Gateway EC39C |
6.56% |
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| Gigabyte GA-790XT-USB3 |
1.64% |
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About Gateway
Gateway (acquired by Acer Inc.
Publisher URL: www.gateway.com