• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ System32\ s3hotkey.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file s3hotkey.exe is a component of the computer software S3Hotkey by S3 Graphics, Inc. The file s3hotkey.exe is a program bundled with the driver for S3 Video output devices. It displays the S3Hotkey icon on the taskbar, which enables switching between monitors. It is a program that generally accelerates the normal computer workflow. The file s3hotkey.exe is found on laptops with an S3 Twister integrated graphics card.

The process s3hotkey.exe starts with every Windows load process and creates auto-run entries of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run S3 Hotkey in the system registry. The s3hotkey.exe process can be found in the Windows folder, but it does not belong to the MS Windows core file groups.

The process s3hotkey.exe depends on the modules kernel32.dll, user32.dll and gdi32.dll. It is related to the files s3tray2.exe, nbicdnt.dll, s3disply.dll, s3gamma2.dll, s3gNB.dll and s3info2.dll. The process s3hotkey.exe was built to run in a GUI subsystem and was created for x86 architecture.

The file s3hotkey.exe is found inside the driver download file 1393621Hotkey.zip. The unique fingerprint of the file s3hotkey.exe is 148CBB669340A2F96F7CC480101729A8. The file s3hotkey.exe supports MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows NT, MS Windows 2000, and MS Windows XP. S3 Graphics, Inc. signed the file s3hotkey.exe with a certificate from a trusted windows source.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.