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rtkngui64.exe

Realtek HD Audio Manager by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)

Remove rtkngui64.exe
Version:   1.0.0.57
MD5:   5cbc91ccb3daae43c1479f5830e5db68
SHA1:   5ffc9a1d2599c2599bdf20911e77a38f4abc9f9a
SHA256:   fc0d3d7176ef823a0e531a730001fe0604cf01dad7a3bedb7f658c5e2c146a4a

What is rtkngui64.exe?

Realtek HD Audio Drivers is a program that allows you to listen to audio in HD on your PC. The driver handles sound playback and recording.

Overview

rtkngui64.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Realtek High Definition Audio Driver from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and Realtek High Definition Audio Driver by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..

DetailsDetails

File name:rtkngui64.exe
Publisher:Realtek Semiconductor
Product name:Realtek HD Audio Manager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rtkngui64.exe
Original name:RtkNGui.exe
File version:1.0.0.57
Size:6.19 MB (6,486,120 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Realtek Semiconductor Corp
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
9% remove
Realtek's High Definition Audio Driver provide high quality DTS, Dolby, Surround Sound to your PC via the audio card. The software comes with a number of features and functionality such as a six channel Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that fully supports the 16/20/24-bit Pulse Code Modulation format for 5.1 channel audio. It supports legacy analog input to analog output mixer as well as 44.1k/48k/96kHz Sony/Philips Digital Interconnec...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'RTHDVCPL' → "C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtkNGUI64.exe" -s
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'RTKCPL' runs on logon in the path '\RTKCPL'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\RTKCPL'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00016331%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00010680%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005651%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:52 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:54,667/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:9.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.45 MB
Private (minimum):8.77 MB
Non-paged memory:9.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:102.46 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):105.8 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.73 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.3 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,720/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:1.03 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:26/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:246
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI GDI peak:23
142
GUI USER count:28
49
GUI USER peak:31
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rtkngui64.exe" -s
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
RtkNGUI64.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00069009%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00046398%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00022611%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:23,476/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:6.22 MB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00000589%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000589%
CPU cycles:26/sec
Memory:300 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.65%
Windows 8 12.35%
Windows 8.1 10.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.82%
Windows 8 Pro 8.24%
Windows 7 Professional 5.29%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.53%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.35%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.18%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 63.53% of Realtek HD Audio Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 38.22%
Hewlett-Packard 37.58%
ASUS 14.01%
Acer 3.82%
Alienware 3.18%
MSI 2.55%
American Megatrends 0.64%
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