IntelliType

IntelliType
Developed by	Microsoft
Latest release	6.2 (Win), 6.1 (Mac OS X) / ?
OS	Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Type	Device driver
License	Proprietary
Website	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).

Supported keyboards
Keyboard	Windows	Mac OS X
Internet Keyboard	Yes	?
Keyboard Elite for Bluetooth	Yes ^[1]	?
Comfort Curve 2000	Yes	Yes
Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 7000	Yes ^[1]	Yes
Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 8000	Yes ^[1]	Yes
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000	Yes ^[1]	Yes
Natural Keyboard Pro	Yes	?

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1 Special features
2 Limitations
3 See also
4 Notes and references

Special features

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

Limitations

If the keyboard type contains multimedia buttons, the user can define them, but only globally and not per application.

Version 6.2 forces 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).