What is Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center?

Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.71% of installations running this operating system. Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center's installer is typically 79.00 MB in size and installs around 66 files. The most common release is 2.3.188.0 with 50.34% of all installations currently using this version.

Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center is most popular in Germany with 77.44% of installations residing in this country.

Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center adds 4 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

itype.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\itype.exe'.
ipoint.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\ipoint.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

MouseKeyboardCenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C52D93C8-EDB7-4989-AAD7-0049CC474301}' (runs on registration).
itype.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_itype_exe' (runs on registration).
ipoint.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_ipoint_exe' (runs on registration).
Setup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C58F880F-1DA8-4F0E-BF11-571F60143ECF}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

itype.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_itype_exe.
ipoint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_ipoint_exe.
CEIP.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ceip.exe.

Registry entries (User):

MouseKeyboardCenter.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'DeviceCenterSetup' which loads as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\mousekeyboardcenter.exe.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.microsoft.com

Support:

https://support.microsoft.com

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\setup.exe /uninstall

Size:

79.00 MB

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