What is Acer Empowering Technology framework?

Acer Empowering Technology framework is software application developed by Acer Incorporated. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 94.69% of installations running this operating system. Acer Empowering Technology framework's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 77 files. The most common release is 2.1.21.41 with 82.30% of all installations currently using this version.

Acer Empowering Technology framework is most popular in the United States with 16.82% of installations residing in this country.

Acer Empowering Technology framework adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Acer Empowering Technology framework is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Acer Empowering Technology framework?

The Acer Empowering Technology framework is an integral part of the Acer Empowering Technology program and comes pre-installed on Acer devices. It is essential to keep the Acer Empowering Framework and Acer eRecovery Management intact, as removing these components may impede the disk to disk recovery function. It plays a crucial role in enhancing system functionality and ensuring reliable recovery options for Acer users.

Software Behaviors

Services:

awServ.exe runs as a service named 'AdminWorks Agent X6' (AWService).

Firewall:

Acer.Empowering.Framework.Supervisor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\ACER.EMPOWERING.FRAMEWORK.SUPERVISOR.EXE'.
Acer.Empowering.Framework.Launcher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Acer\Empowering Technology\Acer.Empowering.Framework.Launcher.exe'.

Scheduled tasks: