What is the "quickset.exe" process on Windows 8? Is the "quickset.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "quickset.exe" process?

"quickset.exe" process represents "QuickSet" program.

"quickset.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   quickset

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "quickset.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
quickset.exe              9,336 K   QuickSet

Additional information about "quickset.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe" 

Programe file information:
   Name: quickset.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
   Description: QuickSet
   Version: 11, 1, 27, 2
   Size: 4384928 bytes
   Last modified: 7/12/2012 11:01:46 AM
   Company Name: Dell Inc.
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\ProgramData\Dell\QuickSet\QSEBLSHARE

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WindowsRuntime\CLSID
HKCR\ActivatableClasses\CLSID
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Ids

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\POWRPROF.dll
C:\Windows\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\Wlanapi.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\VERSION.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\UxTheme.dll

"quickset.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "quickset.exe" process.

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