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SynTPEnh.exe file information

The process known as Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements belongs to software Synaptics Pointing Device Driver or Synaptics Pointing Device or IBM ThinkPad UltraNav Driver or ThinkPad UltraNav Driver or Synaptics TouchPad or Progressive Touch by Synaptics (www.synaptics.com).

Description: The file SynTPEnh.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32 (typically C:\program files\synaptics\syntp\). Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 688,218 bytes (12% of all occurrences), 512,000 bytes and 142 more variants.
File SynTPEnh.exe is not a Windows system file. The file is a Microsoft signed file. Program is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). The program is not visible. SynTPEnh.exe is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 17% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You can uninstall the program Synaptics Pointing Device or IBM ThinkPad UltraNav Driver, or ask the software vendor for support. Click on Synaptics Pointing Device or IBM ThinkPad UltraNav Driver in Windows Control Panel (Software or Programs section) to uninstall it.

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If SynTPEnh.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows, the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 139,264 bytes. Program has no file description. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). The file is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:

"SynTPEnh" can run at start up. Synaptics touchpad tray icon. Displays status and provides quick launch to touchpad features such as scrolling and tap zones. Required on IBM Thinkpads with UnltraNav (pointstick and touchpad combo) if you don't want to loose the advanced pointstick features such as scroll

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as SynTPEnh.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the SynTPEnh.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

If you value your touchpad, don't mess with anything labled as Synaptic. The newest versions allow for multi-touch pinch-to-zoom features, and it only uses 1 mb of Random Access Memory (yes, I felt like typing out the whole name :P)
Leviathan

uses up to 25% cpu, on a 4 thread dualcore cpu : slows down everything, need to be killed. , even after updating it's still glitched. probably badly optimized fo my system (alienware laptop)
tgum

same here with MrData-Pasadena-CA. killed it, and fan rampage and cpu heating are gone. it could be infected with some malware I think
feo-tr

it's true about useing CPU just delete it and you won't have to think when it's gonna lose control!
krle

Uses unreasonable CPU and 143MB of RAM!! KILLED it on my Asus K53E-BBR1 laptop. Touchpad still works, lost scroll feature on side of touchpad. I didnt use it anyways. Very happy once I end-task on it.
MrData-Pasadena-CA

seems to be a touchpad enhancement element on my asus G73JW laptop
Sgartlan

The driver is broken and can become hung in a loop where it will consume all the CPU. It can be killed and this always works for me.
James

1372 kb ram
jow

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Summary: Average user rating of SynTPEnh.exe: based on 70 votes with 9 reviews.

35 users think SynTPEnh.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 11 users think it's probably harmless. 12 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 6 users suspect danger. 6 users think SynTPEnh.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 9 users doesn't grade SynTPEnh.exe ("not sure about it").

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