IntelliType

Infobox Software
name = IntelliType



caption =
developer = Microsoft
latest_release_version = 6.3 (Win), 6.1 (Mac OS X)
latest_release_date = ?
operating_system = Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
genre = Device driver
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/default.mspx www.microsoft.com]

Microsoft IntelliType is the Microsoft brand driver for Microsoft's series of computer keyboard. Microsoft releases versions for both Windows and Mac OS X.

IntelliType supports all known Microsoft keyboards (including those that are shipped as parts of desktop sets, as well as entertainment keyboards - i.e. those that are intended for Media center). However, advanced features may only be available on certain models (the users select their keyboard's type inside the program and gets that keyword type's specific button selection).

pecial features

If the keyboard type contains multimedia buttons, the user can define them to execute any program or action they desire.

Limitations

While the user could always define special keys (and multimedia keys, if such exist), it was only possible since version 6.3 to define them not just globally but also per application.

Version 6.2 forced the user to constantly check for updates by installing and launching the file "dpupdchk.exe" in the background. It must stay in the background for the control panel's settings to launch (although it could be avoided by renaming the file to something else). Version 6.3 fixed this behavior by only making it an opt-in option during the installation.

ee also

* IntelliPoint — Microsoft mouse driver.

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