The file questscan.exe is bundled with Hotbar and other free software but there is no clear traditional setup executable by this process. It performs functionality for the many programs that it is associated with, and deleting the process from the computer could affect the performance of these applications. The process can relate to a plugin that is added to the applications that it is associated with. A plugin is a set of software components that add specific abilities to a larger application. Supported plugins can customize the functionality of an application, and these are most commonly observed in web browsers used to play video games, applications used to scan for malware, and in displaying new file types. Many applications support plugins to enable third party developers to create abilities that extend the application and to support the addition of new features. Plugins are used to separate source code from an application because of incompatible software licenses.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. questscan.exe. is used by Hotbar, If you shut down questscan.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop questscan.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Hotbar, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed questscan.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hotbar, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if questscan.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that questscan.exe, belongs to, in this case Hotbar