Should I remove TouchPad Program?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach <0.001%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 15.3.29.0 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by Synaptics
TouchPad Program
Overview
TouchPad Program is a program developed by Synaptics. 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 main program executable is instnt.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 73.64 MB (77,214,272 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
Program details
URL: www.synaptics.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP
Uninstaller: rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynISDLL.dll",standAloneUninstall
Estimated size: 73.64 MB
Files installed by TouchPad Program
| Program executable: | instnt.exe |
| Name: | Synaptics Pointing Device Driver |
| TouchPad Driver Installation Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\instnt.exe |
| MD5: | 928a3779a89ea8159887bb62cfa8fc1a |
Additional files:
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SynISDLL.dll - Synaptics Pointing Device Driver (Install Resource Strings)
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SynMood.exe - MoodPad
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SynTPCOM.dll - Synaptics TouchPad Interfaces
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SynTPCpl.dll - TouchPad Control Panel Extensions
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SynTPEnh.exe - Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements
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SynTPEnhPS.dll - Synaptics Proxy Server
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SynTPHelper.exe - Synaptics Pointing Device Helper
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SynTPRes.dll - TouchPad Resource Library
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SynZMetr.exe - Synaptics Pressure Graph
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Tutorial.exe - Synaptics Pointing Device Tutorial
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SynSysDetect.js
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- SynTPEnh.exe is scheduled as a task named 'synaptics' (runs on boot).
- InstNT.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AF3C2156-422E-431E-A780-D79AD96119CC}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SynTPEnh.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- SynTPHelper.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Synaptics Pointing Device Helper' and executes as C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe.
- SynTPEnh.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements' and executes as C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- SynTPEnh.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Synaptics' which loads as C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe.
- SynTPHelper.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SynTPHelper' which loads as "C:\PROGRAM FILES\SYNAPTICS\SYNTP\SYNTPHELPER.EXE".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SynTPEnh.exe |
| Memory: | 8.24 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0018415972% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00121212% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00062947% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 4,031,171 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 7 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 24 Bytes | |
| SynTPHelper.exe |
| Memory: | 1.43 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000622907% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005616% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000613% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,839 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 3 Bytes | |
How do I remove TouchPad Program?
You can uninstall TouchPad Program 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 TouchPad Program, 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 TouchPad Program.
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
About Synaptics
Synaptics develops human interface solutions for many OEMs whcih are pre-installed and included with PCs and laptops for companies such as Apple, Asus, Acer, Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony, Toshiba and numerous others.
Publisher URL: www.synaptics.com