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Process name: On screen display drawer
Product: On screen display or Rescue and Recovery or Client Security Solution or Adobe Shockwave or msxml4 sp2 or IBM ThinkPad On Screen Display
Support: Help link Update link Uninstall tool
Company: Lenovo Group (lenovo.com) or Lenovo (Japan) (lenovo.com/jp)
File: TPONSCR.exe
This process is installed on ThinkPad laptops from Lenovo (formerly IBM). It implements the onscreen displays that appear when you use function keys to change the system volume, and so forth. It may also be used to configure hotkeys on certain models, to let you control how some functions are activated. This process isn't mandatory for system operation, but is not recommended, as you'll lose important functionality on your machine.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of TPONSCR.exe: based on 27 votes. Read also the 21 reviews.
254 users ask for this file. 20 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as not so dangerous. 4 users rated it as neutral. One user rated it as dangerous. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about TPONSCR.exe: | |
|---|---|
| allows configuration of IBM ThinkPads special hotkeys. kaz | |
| IBM Thinkpad | |
| Allows ThinkPad hotkeys (e.g. volume and mute) top operate. Chris Miles | |
| IBM Thinkpad hotkey operator, totally cushty, no worries mate. Jonno | |
| IBM program to draw volume indicators on screen when using the Volume up/down/mute buttons on a ThinkPad laptop See also: Link matt | |
| tponscr.exe is installed alongside the drivers for Thinkpad laptops and allows for configuration of the ThinkPads special 'hotkeys'. This program is a non-essential process Baron | |
| shows volume bar, brightness and keys light - configuration ON SCREEN...usefull thing!! don't disable that See also: Link //bob | |
| Draws the on screen display for the IBM thinkpad hotkeys, but is /not/ necessary for them to function. Faux | |
| Also responsible the on screen display of a ThinkPad's volume level, etc überRegenbogen | |
| The ThinkVantage button will not work for Lenovo users, preventing you from entering a pre-boot Rescue and Recovery operation. Would not remove it if you own a Lenovo. | |
| The tponscr.exe process is used to configure and use the hotkeys found on IBM Thinkpads. If this process is not running the Hotkeys will not work, so unless it is causing problems on your system you should leave this process running. See also: Link IBM User | |
| Think Pad Utility "Thinkpad on Screen", hence tponscr.. Stephen | |
| Useful, shows the onscreen info for volume,display,presentation etc. No need to disable. srikrishnak | |
| Good file Provided by Lenovo Think Pad Technologies TM. It provides an onscreen display of your volume whenever you use the built in volume buttons. If you get an error every time you use a built in volume key saying that tponscr.exe has crashed but would like to have this onscreen display go to the link in this description. See also: Link Dylan Jones | |
| This file basically shows you the volume levels, both the pop up and tray icon. Ending this process will prevent the pc from drawing the image(bar, graph etc) and remove the tray icon. Not recommended if you are not sure about keyboard hot keys Shadowcreeper | |
| I have a ThinkPad with this cpu consuming process running Andres | |
| can be either: if it's in '.../program files/lenovo/hotkey' it's the real one, if it's in a window directory and creating a file named 'verison.dll' in the roaming data folder, then it's most likely an adware trojan. right-click the entry in task manager and choose 'open file location' to find out where it is being run from. | |
| This file is only for the graphics that show up when you press a hotkey. Hotkeys still function even if you close this process. This process will often hog your CPU for no apparent reason. Safe to close. David | |
| One of my users uninstalled this thinking it was malware, and now cannot use his function hotkeys (cannot turn off/on Wi-fi) Jim | |
| uses so much cpu almost 50% Ahmad | |
| It's an Official Lenovo program but sometimes it uses a lot of CPU power the best thing to do is to uninstall it. See also: Link Throwaway | |
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