What is ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility?

ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility is software application developed by Lenovo. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 76.69% of installations running this operating system. ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility's installer is typically 34.00 MB in size and installs around 125 files. The most common release is 1.3.53.0 with 65.25% of all installations currently using this version.

ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility is most popular in the United States with 64% of installations residing in this country.

ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility?

The ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility is a powerful tool that allows for predefined assignments for a Windows key and an Application key on the ThinkPad keyboard. In addition to providing this functionality, it also enables customization for the ThinkPad and external keyboard, including the ability to assign 'Key Sensitivity' and 'Special character input' functions. This utility also offers convenient control options for audio volume, mute, Suspend/Hibernate, Wireless Radio, EasyEject, and Full Screen Magnifier, as well as the Presentation Director on the external keyboard. With ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility, users can personalize their keyboard settings with ease and optimize their computing experience.

Software Behaviors

Services:

PWMDBSVC.exe runs as a service named 'Power Manager DBC Service' (Power Manager DBC Service).
PWMEWSVC.exe runs as a service named 'Cisco EnergyWise Enabler' (PwmEWSvc).
DOZESVC.EXE runs as a service named 'Lenovo Doze Mode Service' (DozeSvc).

Firewall:

TpKmapAp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\TpKmapAp.exe'.
EZEJAPP.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\EZEJAPP.EXE'.
PWMUI.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\PWMUI.EXE'.

Scheduled tasks:

PWMIDTSK.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'PMTask' (runs when idle).
PWMIDTSV.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'PMTask' (runs when idle).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

EZEJMNAP.EXE is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'EZEJMNAP' and executes as C:\Program Files1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\EzEjMnAp.Exe.

Software Details

URL:

https://support.lenovo.com/en_us/detail.page?legacydocid=migr-44185

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\thinkpad\utilities

Uninstaller:

RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{2111B23F-7FDA-

Size:

34.00 MB

Language:

English

ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility Executable Details

Primary executable:

TpKmapAp.exe

Name:

ThinkPad Keyboard Customizer Utility

Path:

C:\Program Files\thinkpad\utilities\TpKmapAp.exe

MD5: