What does the process oobechk.exe do?

I see oobechk.exe running on a Windows 2008 Server. What is it? Is it safe?

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It appears to be part of the "manage your server" wizard, possibly other functions also.

It's easy to see command-line parameters used to launch some applications, eg, the 'manage your server' wizard is started with: C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobechk.exe /LaunchMYS

Referenced on this page

FYI, I'm 99% sure that the "oobe" part refers to

Out of Box Experience

That is, this is some "check" that runs for the first time after you install the Windows Server operating system.

Thus: oobechk.exe

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