The process mediabuttons.exe is a legitimate component of Dell drivers and software that is also known as a Dell MFC Application. The file Dell MFC application is part of the application QuickSet, with the executable process quickset.exe. The application QuickSet is automatically installed in computers and laptops made by Dell Corporation. By allowing users to change the power management settings in the computer, QuickSet helps users to balance performance and power savings particularly on notebooks. When a user encounters a problem while using the Dell computer, QuickSet provides assistance by allowing access to diagnostic routines. This application can also be found in other applications like QuickSet65, Sibelius Scorch, Starry Night Enthusiast, and many others. QuickSet is a non-essential program and users have the option to retain or uninstall it on their systems. Uninstalling the system will not result to a loss in the functionality of the media buttons (the buttons in front of the computer), but some functions like the cd-tray-open will be affected. Clicking "My Computer", right clicking on the drive, and selecting Eject from the options will eject the CD/DVD.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as QuickSet, 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 mediabuttons.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 mediabuttons.exe, belongs to, in this case QuickSet