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Should I remove MyEPSON Connect?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,568
United States Rank #41,339
Reach 0.0288%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 77.19 days
1005.45 days >
Average installed length: 528.29 days

Other programs by SEIKO EPSON

MyEPSON Connect

What is MyEPSON Connect?  (from SEIKO EPSON)

Print wirelessly from your iPad®, iPhone®, tablet, smartphone or computer. Print documents and photos from across the room or around the world. These free solutions make it easy to change the way you print. Experience the convenience of printing from anywhere. You can simply email photos and documents to your Epson pri...  Read more

Overview

MyEPSON Connect is a program developed by SEIKO EPSON. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is mep.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 22.39 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 12.25 MB (12,847,615 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 95% of users of MyEPSON Connect come from Japan, it is also popular in the United States and Taiwan.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.epson.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\epson\myepson connect
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{3361D415-BA35-4143-B301-661991BA6219}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 12.25 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MyEPSON Connect

Program executable:mep.exe
MyEpson Portal
Path:C:\Program Files\epson\myepson connect\mep.exe
MD5:1de45f1061f65de1bfcdf0411fd47e51
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
(From the publisher) “MyEpson Portal will automatically detect your specific Epson printers and provide easy access to relevant support and help services for them. It is a free software tool that helps you troubleshoot printer problems. It...”
Additional files:
  • EbpD4Fax.dll - EPSON Bi-directional Printer (EBPD4FAX x86)
  • EbpD4Fax64.dll - EBPD4FAX x64
  • E_DGE321.dll - E_DGE321 (Epson Color Printing System)
  • 64DriverLoad.exe
  • Advisor.dll
  • App.dll
  • Banner.dll
  • Information.dll
  • mepSender.exe
  • mepService.exe - MyEpson Portal Service
  • Support.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • mep.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{153ED2B4-D0A8-46C8-B336-776C21F649D9}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • mepService.exe runs as a service named 'MyEpson Portal Service' (MyEpson Portal Service).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • mep.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\EPSON\MyEpson Portal\mep.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

mep.exe
Memory:22.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0010420342%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00070158%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00034046%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:2,083,151
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:2
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.07 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:32.77 KB
105.02 KB average
mepService.exe
Memory:3.35 MB
Total CPU:0.0013288748%
Kernel CPU:0.00067393%
User CPU:0.00065495%
CPU cycles/sec:34,402
I/O reads/min:12.85 KB
I/O writes/min:169 Bytes

How do I remove MyEPSON Connect?

You can uninstall MyEPSON Connect from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program MyEPSON Connect, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MyEPSON Connect.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.85%
Windows 10 22.22%
Windows Vista 10.58%
Windows XP 6.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 44.39%
Windows 7 Professional 12.30%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.49%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.42%
Windows 10 Home 6.42%
Windows 8.1 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

94.88% of installs come from Japan
Which countries install it?
  Japan 94.88%
  United States 4.02%
  Taiwan 0.37%
  China 0.18%
  Hong Kong 0.18%
  Netherlands 0.18%
  Russia 0.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
NEC 28.73%
Toshiba 23.51%
Dell 14.55%
Acer 8.96%
Lenovo 5.97%
ASUS 5.22%
Hewlett-Packard 5.22%
GIGABYTE 4.10%
American Megatrends 3.73%
Common models
ASUSTeK K53TK 6.78%
THIRDWAVE CORPORATION Pri... 5.08%
LENOVO 4334 2.82%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.26%
LENOVO Lenovo H330 2.26%
ONKYO CORPORATION ONKYOPC 2.26%

About SEIKO EPSON

Seiko Epson Corporation commonly known as Epson, is an electronics company that manufacturers computer printers, information and imaging related equipment and manufactures inkjet, laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, LCD components and other associated electronic components.
Publisher URL: www.epson.com

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