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Should I remove Samsung Central Station?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,914
United States Rank #44,545
Reach 0.0020%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.8.3.0 53.85%
2.8.2.0 7.69%
2.8.1.0 7.69%
2.3.35.5307 10.26%
1.8.31.4891 20.51%

Other programs by Samsung Electronics

Samsung Central Station

What is Samsung Central Station?  (from Samsung Electronics)

The Samsung Central Station instantly expands your workspace from your laptop’s USB wireless adapter, so multitasking is a breeze. Built-in wireless and the stunning backlit display make it easy to edit photos, view documents or watch your favorite movies. Plus you can charge and sync up to four other USB devices. Conn...  Read more

Overview

Samsung Central Station is a software program developed by Samsung Electronics. The most common release is 2.8.3.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 sgfxmgr.exe. The setup package is about 7.97 MB (8,353,302 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 41% of users of Samsung Central Station come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.samsung.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SGFX\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CBD77072-BA4E-4BC4-95C6-40DDA318FE09}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 7.97 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Samsung Central Station

Program executable:sgfxmgr.exe
Name:SMSC Graphics Adapter Software
SMSC Graphics Adapter Service
Path:C:\Program Files\SGFX\sgfxmgr.exe
MD5:bc1051d15935b3c678968e86948f2e01

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • sgfxmgr.exe runs as a service named 'SGFX Manager' (SGFXMgr) "Manages SMSC Graphics Devices".

How do I remove Samsung Central Station?

You can uninstall Samsung Central Station 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 Samsung Central Station, 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 Samsung Central Station.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win XP 3%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.41%
Windows 10 41.03%
Windows XP 2.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 33.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.08%
Windows 10 Pro 10.26%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.69%
Windows 8 Pro with Media ... 5.13%
Windows 8.1 5.13%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.91%
  Germany 13.64%
  France 9.09%
  Australia 9.09%
  Italy 9.09%
  Belgium 4.55%
  Netherlands 4.55%
  Norway 2.27%
  Austria 2.27%
  Spain 2.27%
  Canada 2.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 23.33%
GIGABYTE 20.00%
Lenovo 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
Sony 10.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Samsung 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard 3.33%
American Megatrends 3.33%
Common models
Sony SVE14A27CXH 6.06%
Sony SVS1312P9EB 3.03%
Paradigit MS-7681 3.03%
Dell Latitude E5520 3.03%
ASUSTeK UX31E 3.03%
Samsung R560 3.03%

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics which is part of the Samsung Group produces a wide range of printers for both consumers and business use, including mono-laser printers, color laser printers, multifunction printers, and enterprise-use high-speed digital multifunction printer models.
Publisher URL: www.samsung.com

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