Samsung Control Center
What is Samsung Control Center?
Samsung Control Center which is installed by default with many laptop models provides an array of tools and utilities designed to enhance the features of the laptop as well as provides configuration and management functions. Such tools inlcude the Easy Display Manager Wireless On/Off utility for turning WiFi on or offed. The HotKey utility, a speed boost tool and various additional programs.
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. 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 controlcenter.exe. The software installer includes 51 files and is usually about 60.38 MB (63,309,010 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.samsung.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Samsung\Samsung Control Center
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{17283B95-21A8-4996-97DA-547A48DB266F}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 60.38 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Samsung Control Center
| Program executable: | controlcenter.exe |
| Name: | Samsung Control Center |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\samsung\samsung control center\controlcenter.exe |
| MD5: | f30987a2f52535e5fc197d0ba1c2b1bf |
Additional files:
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Sabi3.dll - SABI3 Library For Windows7 (SABI3 Library For Windows7 (x86))
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SCCColorDll.dll - Samsung Control Center
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SCCNetworkDll.dll
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SmartSetting.exe - Smart Setting Program
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SoundAliveRun.exe
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SoundAliveRun64.exe
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EDM-BatteryWarning.exe - EDM - Battery Warning (EDM-BatteryWarning)
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dmhkcore.exe - Easy Display Manager
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DMLauncher_Vista.exe - Easy Display Manager Loader
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DMLauncher_XP.exe - Loader of Easy Display Manager - Display Configurations Dialog
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DMLoader.exe
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EasySpeedUpManager2.exe - Easy SpeedUp Manager (Easy SpeedUp Manager 2 (Vista/Win7))
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EDMWirelessConfig.exe - Easy Display Manager Wireless On/Off
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MovieColorEnhancer.exe - Movie Color Enhancer
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RunGfxUI64.exe - Intel Graphics Option 64bit launcher
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easyspeedupmanager.exe - EasySpeedUpManager
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FastStart.exe - Samsung Fast Start (Setting program for Fast Start Function)
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ALS_DefaultConfig.exe - ALS_DefaultConfig
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HotKeyOption.exe - EDM HotKey Option
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SCCMessageBox.exe - SCCMessageBox
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OSCHeckDriverInst.exe - OS Sku Check
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SCCSpeedBoot.exe - SCCSpeedBoot
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HookDllUSB.dll - HookDllUSB (HookDllUSB DLL)
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KStartMem.exe - KSTARTMEM (KMDFMEMIO Setup Application)
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SUS.dll - SUS DLL
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ProgressDlg.exe - ESUM2 (Progress)
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DevCon.exe (by Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider) - Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK driver (Windows Setup API)
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S3Dapi32.dll (by S3 Graphics Co) - Part of S3 Screen Toys (S3 multi-chip display switch utility (32-bit))
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dmiHK.dll
Behaviors exhibited
6 Scheduled Tasks
- DMLauncher_Vista.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9EB22A19-4A73-4464-8BE4-65320268F159}' (runs on registration).
- ControlCenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7F44EC4A-F112-47F1-989E-329FCA2BBD23}' (runs on registration).
- MovieColorEnhancer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{14D4A6B1-26A6-4485-A651-585F4A8CAACF}' (runs on registration).
- HotKeyOption.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F82ACF8A-21BA-4514-9ACD-27E65E149C54}' (runs on registration).
- dmhkcore.exe is scheduled as a task named 'EasyDisplayMgr'.
- EasySpeedUpManager.exe is scheduled as a task named 'EasySpeedUpManager'.
4 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- dmhkcore.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named EasyDisplayMgr.
- SmartSetting.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SmartSetting.
- MovieColorEnhancer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MovieColorEnhancer.
- EasySpeedUpManager.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named EasySpeedUpManager.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- DMLoader.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DMHotKey' which loads as C:\Program Files\Samsung\Easy Display Manager\DMLoader.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- MovieColorEnhancer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Samsung\Movie Color Enhancer\MovieColorEnhancer.exe'.
- EasySpeedUpManager.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SAMSUNG\EasySpeedUpManager\EasySpeedUpManager.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SmartSetting.exe |
| Memory: | 7.59 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000886139% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005294% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003568% | |
| dmhkcore.exe |
| Memory: | 8.42 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000886136% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005294% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003568% | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
| MovieColorEnhancer.exe |
| Memory: | 3.23 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003237628% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010736% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00021640% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 31,704 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2 Bytes | |
How do I remove Samsung Control Center?
You can uninstall Samsung Control Center 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 Samsung Control Center, 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 Samsung Control Center.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #7,669
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
97.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
78.01% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
10.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.27% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
2.56% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.33% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
0.76% |
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Geography
32.12% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
32.12% |
| United Kingdom |
8.30% |
| Canada |
4.23% |
| Germany |
4.15% |
| Russia |
3.73% |
| Italy |
3.57% |
| Australia |
3.07% |
| Sweden |
2.74% |
| Norway |
2.49% |
| France |
2.32% |
| Mexico |
2.32% |
| Poland |
2.16% |
| Brazil |
2.07% |
| Israel |
1.83% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Samsung |
98.87% |
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| Dell |
0.47% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.38% |
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| Acer |
0.19% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.09% |
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Common models |
| Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300... |
38.04% |
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| Samsung 305V4A/305V5A |
23.45% |
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| Samsung 305U1A |
8.87% |
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| Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300... |
8.48% |
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| Samsung 305V4A/305V5A/341... |
7.91% |
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| Samsung 350U2A/350U2B/300... |
4.86% |
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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