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How to remove an WButton error


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WButton.exe file information

The process known as WButton MFC Application or newapp MFC Application belongs to software WButton Application or newapp Application or Micros Fidelio Opera Print or newapp MFC Application by Wistron (www.wistron.com).

Description: WButton.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\Launch Manager\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 81,920 bytes (24% of all occurrences), 86,016 bytes and 11 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/wbutton.exe.html 
The application has no file description. The application 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\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). WButton.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. Therefore the technical security rating is 53% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In case you experience problems using WButton.exe, you might want to use the software provider's support site or completely remove Launch Manager or Power Cinema II (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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If WButton.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 54% dangerous. The file size is 81,920 bytes (92% of all occurrences) or 53,248 bytes. WButton.exe is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program is not visible. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:

  • "Wbutton": Related to the Wacom Penabled driver on Acer Tablet PCs. Appears to do nothing so is it required?

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as WButton.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the WButton.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

Wireless networking card activation/deactivation button controler. Iritating yet harmless, and necessary alas.
  Nikai-Raziel  
It controls the Wireless LAN Hotkey on some notebooks
  Christopher  
Harmless, if not in Windows-dir (e.g. in c:\Program Files\LaunchManager\wbutton.exe). As Paul Collins mentioned, part of acer TabletPCs hotkey handling but also some other laptop devices (e.g. so-called "Aldi-PC"-Notebook). Necessary for turning on/off Bluetooth/WLAN feature on runtime via hotkey
  klikatat  
Tatsache, für den WLAN-Knopf am Acer-NB
  Garfield  
it is harmless: works with Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
  zbu  
Needed program to start the WLAN card via hotkey in some notebooks (i.e. Medion)
  Chris  
Notwendiger "Knopf" zum Ein-/Ausschalten der WLan-Funktion z. B. bei MEDION-Notebooks
  Jbof  
ist der wireless an/ausschalter bei media laptops / vista
  Karla  
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Summary: Average user rating of WButton.exe: based on 9 votes with 8 reviews.
7 users think WButton.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think WButton.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.


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