Should I block it?

60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

11, 1, 37, 2 3.57%
11, 1, 003, 1 3.57%
11, 0, 24, 2 3.57%
11, 0, 22, 2 3.57%
11, 0, 15, 2 10.71%
11, 0, 10, 2 14.29%
10, 15, 012, 3 7.14%
10, 09, 25, 1 21.43%
10, 09, 25, 1 3.57%
10, 09, 20, 1 7.14%
10, 8, 5, 2 3.57%
10, 6, 2, 2 10.71%
10, 5, 030, 3 3.57%
9, 6, 21, 0 3.57%

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Quickset.exe

QuickSet by Dell Inc (Signed)

Remove Quickset.exe
Version:   10, 15, 012, 3
MD5:   ac4ff112191b096061ffe1fdface89eb
SHA1:   245e132141880768f017335674a94ec7782f1938

What is Quickset.exe?

Dell QuickSet provides access to configure or view settings for network connectivity, power management, display and system information. Dell QuickSet runs with a system tray icon in the notification area of windows on the task bar.

Overview

quickset.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent boost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program Quickset64 published by Dell Inc. and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Dell Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:quickset.exe
Publisher:Dell Inc.
Product name:QuickSet
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\dell\quickset\quickset.exe
File version:10, 15, 012, 3
Size:5.49 MB (5,757,328 bytes)
Build date:10/19/2012 4:20 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Dell Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, December 16, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Dell Inc.
10% remove
Dell QuickSet provides you with easy access to configure or view Network connectivity, Power management, Display and System information. Depending on what you want to do in Dell™ QuickSet, you can start it by either clicking, double-clicking, or right-clicking the QuickSet icon, , in the Microsoft® Windows® taskbar. The taskbar is located in the lower-right corner of your screen. For more information about QuickSet, right-click the Qui...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'QuickSet' → C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\QuickSet.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00406048%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006292%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00399755%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,016 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,080,726/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.5 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.78 MB
Private (minimum):1.61 MB
Non-paged memory:11.5 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:136.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):142.55 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):26.83 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:41,098/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:1.93 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:7/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:276
600
GUI GDI count:29
103
GUI GDI peak:33
142
GUI USER count:18
49
GUI USER peak:21
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\dell\quickset\quickset.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:boost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows 8.1 7.14%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 7.14%
Windows 7 Professional 3.57%
Windows 8 Pro 3.57%
Windows 8 Enterprise 3.57%
Windows 8 3.57%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 55.56% of QuickSet.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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