What is Panel.exe?
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Panel.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Panel.exe file information
The process belongs to software Office-Web Center by DEXIN (www.dexin.com.tw).
Description: Panel.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. Panel.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—normally C:\Program Files (x86)\Trust\GM-4200 Gamer Mouse Optical\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Office-Web\Office-Web Center\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 1,238,824 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 163,840 bytes and 9 more variants. 
There is no description of the program. The file is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, MACHINE\User Shell Folders).
It is able to record keyboard inputs.
Panel.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 71% dangerous; however you should also read the user reviews.
Recommended: Identify Panel.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Panel.exe. Therefore, you should check the Panel.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Best practices for resolving Panel issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Panel. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or, for Windows 8 and later versions, executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To help you analyze the Panel.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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Summary: Average user rating of Panel.exe: based on 14 votes with 9 user comments. 6 users think Panel.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users don't grade Panel.exe ("not sure about it").