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Does Samsung Magician always need to be running?
1) Does Samsung Magician always need to be running to benefit from its OS optimizations/tweaks?
2) Also, what about RAPID Mode? does it also rely on Samsung Magician to work properly?
3) Is there a way to keep Samsung Magician running on startup, but not get a UAC prompt? All my other programs start with no UAC prompt so why does it need to prompt me everytime it starts?
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
CPU
Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory
32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
Keyboard
Alienware TactX Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Eclectician
VIP Member
Pro User
I've only looked at the OS optimization feature. It seems to be just a front end for setting Registry values. Once the Registry values are set, Magician running or not has no effect. Depending on the Registry setting, you may have to log off or restart for it to kick in.
The UAC is probably because programs that require running as Administrator can't be run immediately at startup withput triggering UAC. There are ways around it such as creating a scheduled task. But since it doesn't need to be running for the tweaks it may be moot.
OS
Windows 8.0 x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
CPU
AMD EI 1200
Memory
4 gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
Monitor(s) Displays
Built in
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
640 GB (spinner) Sata II
Keyboard
Built in
Mouse
Touch pad
are you sure it doesn't need to be running at startup?? I still have my doubts man
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
CPU
Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory
32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
Keyboard
Alienware TactX Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Eclectician
VIP Member
Pro User
Then check more than one source. The software publisher comes to mind.
OS
Windows 8.0 x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
CPU
AMD EI 1200
Memory
4 gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
Monitor(s) Displays
Built in
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
640 GB (spinner) Sata II
Keyboard
Built in
Mouse
Touch pad
Then check more than one source. The software publisher comes to mind.
I tried, they have no email to contact bro, I posted on their forums, not a single reply
will check more or I might call them to the USA
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
CPU
Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory
32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
Keyboard
Alienware TactX Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
I just called the online Tech Support (+1-800-726-7864) and they said there is no need for Magician to run on startup, once it has done the OS optimizations, it can safely be disabled from starting up automatically.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
CPU
Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware 0FT9KT
Memory
32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
Sound Card
Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
Keyboard
Alienware TactX Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 Antivirus