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17.0.8.9 04Sep13 0.45%
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SynTPHelper.exe

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated (Signed)

Remove SynTPHelper.exe
Version:   17.0.13.1 11Sep13
MD5:   1a5b58be75f5738cb0f64eee357c7728
SHA1:   2542b18bf4ad58142b14e4be65472b10f52a1fa4

What is SynTPHelper.exe?

Synaptics Pointing Device Helper for Synaptics Pointing device driver provides Windows based integration to various laptop touchpads including sensibility adjustment, tapping speed, button order, virtual scrollbar setup, etc. The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer.

About SynTPHelper.exe (from Synaptics Incorporated)

The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics d

Overview

syntphelper.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Synaptics Pointing Device Driver published by Synaptics Incorporated, Synaptics TouchPad Driver from Synaptics Incorporated and Synaptics TouchPad Driver by Synaptics Incorporated. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:syntphelper.exe
Publisher:Synaptics Incorporated
Product name:Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Description:Synaptics Pointing Device Helper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntphelper.exe
File version:17.0.13.1 11Sep13
Size:177.73 KB (182,000 bytes)
Build date:9/11/2013 11:59 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Synaptics Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, November 24, 2008
Expiration date:Friday, December 9, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Synaptics Incorporated
8% remove
The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics device driver from your system manufacturer's support website. Installing a generic driver may result in the loss of OEM-customized Synaptics pointing device functionality. Setting a restore point before installing is a quick way to rollback...
Synaptics Incorporated
7% remove
The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics device driver from your system manufacturer's support website. Installing a generic driver may result in the loss of OEM-customized Synaptics pointing device functionality. Setting a restore point before installing is a quick way to rollback...
Synaptics Incorporated
9% remove
This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the Synaptics ClickPad to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning properly (only remove this package if you no longer have the ClickPad connected to your PC).

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00025279%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00019759%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005520%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:461 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:177/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.97 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.7 MB
Private (minimum):2.13 MB
Non-paged memory:3.97 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.18 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.25 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.97 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:79,448/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:39
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:3
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntphelper.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.50%
Windows 8.1 14.50%
Windows 8 12.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.50%
Windows 7 Professional 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8 Pro 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 43.50% of Synaptics Pointing Device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 25.76%
Hewlett-Packard 23.05%
Dell 12.20%
Lenovo 11.53%
Sony 9.49%
Acer 8.47%
ASUS 7.46%
Samsung 1.02%
Medion 0.68%
Alienware 0.34%
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