Should I remove Pen Tablet?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,951
United States Rank #7,551
Reach 0.0427%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.58 days
371.23 days >
Average installed length: 195.06 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.3.2-1 |
0.12% |
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| 5.2.5-5 |
0.12% |
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| 5.2.2.24 |
1.54% |
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| 5.1.1.9 |
0.59% |
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| 5.1.1.8 |
1.54% |
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| 5.1.1.17 |
1.43% |
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| 5.1.1.15 |
13.54% |
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| 5.1.1.14 |
0.59% |
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| 5.1.1.11 |
2.97% |
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| 5.0.8-8 |
0.12% |
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| 3.0.7.20 |
1.54% |
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| 3.0.7.19 |
0.12% |
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| 3.0.7.15 |
0.71% |
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Pen Tablet
What is Pen Tablet?
This is the Pen Tablet hardware driver, a small computer program that allows your computer to interact with the Wacom Pen Tablet. This driver supports user-specific preferences in Windows.
About (from Wacom Technology)
Get creative with this pen and tablet that feature multifinger touch gestures for enhanced control and 4 programmable ExpressKeys for simple shortcuts to your frequently used commands. Work together to ensure accurate control while editing photos and drawing. Plus 2 programmable switches on the pen allow easy access to... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 5.1.1.15, with over 18% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named remove.exe. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 26.72 MB (28,014,995 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.wacom.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\tablet\pen
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Tablet\Pen\Remove.exe /u
Estimated size: 26.72 MB
Files installed by Pen Tablet
| Program executable: | remove.exe |
| Name: | Wacom Technology, Corp. Deployer/Undeployer |
| Tablet Service Deployer/Undeployer |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\tablet\pen\remove.exe |
| MD5: | de5d4a13c74ead87527b824cba84d873 |
Additional files:
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PrefUtil.exe - Wacom Technology, Corp. Preference Utility (Tablet Preference Utility)
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Pen_Tablet.exe - Wacom Technology, Corp. Tablet Service (Tablet Service for consumer driver)
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Consumer_CPL.exe - Wacom Technology, Corp. Control Panel (Control panel for consumer driver)
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Pen_TabletUser.exe - Wacom Technology, Corp. User Module (Tablet user module for consumer driver)
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WacomI18N.dll - Wacom internationalization library
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Pen_TouchUser.exe - WTouch User Mode Driver (Touch User Mode Driver)
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Pen_TouchService.exe - WTouch Service (Touch Service)
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PenCal.exe - Pen Cal
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- Pen_TouchService.exe runs as a service named 'Wacom Consumer Touch Service' (TouchServicePen).
Startup File (User Run)
- PrefUtil.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PrefUtil.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\tablet\pen\prefutil.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Pen_Tablet.exe |
| Memory: | 6.39 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002858352% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00014358% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014225% | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 160 Bytes | |
| Pen_TabletUser.exe |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000285592% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002064% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000792% | |
| Pen_TouchUser.exe |
| Memory: | 4.87 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004367175% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029054% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014618% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 6 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 23 Bytes | |
How do I remove Pen Tablet?
You can uninstall Pen Tablet 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 Pen Tablet, 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 Pen Tablet.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.10% |
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| Windows 10 |
13.90% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.18% |
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| Windows XP |
5.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.88% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.69% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.18% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.34% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.83% |
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Geography
53.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
53.93% |
| United Kingdom |
6.26% |
| France |
6.16% |
| Canada |
5.12% |
| Belgium |
3.51% |
| Australia |
3.03% |
| Italy |
2.94% |
| Netherlands |
2.75% |
| Spain |
2.56% |
| Sweden |
1.42% |
| Brazil |
0.76% |
| Finland |
0.76% |
| Mexico |
0.76% |
| Greece |
0.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
44.30% |
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| Dell |
19.57% |
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| Acer |
9.68% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.67% |
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| ASUS |
5.81% |
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| Toshiba |
4.73% |
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| Lenovo |
4.09% |
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| Samsung |
2.80% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.29% |
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| Intel |
1.08% |
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Common models |
| HP TouchSmart tm2 Noteboo... |
30.00% |
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| HP EliteBook 2740p |
5.71% |
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| FUJITSU T900 |
3.43% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.14% |
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| FUJITSU LIFEBOOK T730 |
2.86% |
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| FUJITSU LifeBook T5010 |
2.29% |
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About (from Wacom Technology Corp.)
At Wacom, we believe that technology should be easy to use and simple to understand.
Publisher URL: www.wacom.com