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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,058
United States Rank #19,737
Reach 0.0763%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.25 days
302.44 days >
Average installed length: 158.91 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.3.188.0 49.17%
2.3.145.0 1.60%
2.2.173.0 31.07%
2.1.177.0 10.38%
2.0.162.0 5.92%
2.0.161.0 1.86%

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Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft

What is Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft?  (from Microsoft)

Descargue el Centro de Mouse y Teclado para sacar el máximo partido de Windows 8. El Centro de Mouse y Teclado ayuda a personalizar la forma de trabajar en su PC. Modificar la configuración del mouse y el teclado para facilitar el uso de las características exclusivas de la mayoría de las aplicaciones de PC. Cambie sin...  Read more

Overview

Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 2.3.188.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 22 files and is usually about 75.03 MB (78,674,904 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 27% of users of Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft come from Spain, it is also popular in Mexico and Argentina.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com
Help link: support.microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\setup.exe /uninstall
Estimated size: 75.03 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft

  • MouseKeyboardCenterResources.dll - Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center Resources (MouseKeyboardCenterResources)
  • difxapi.dll - Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI) (Driver Install Frameworks for API library module)
  • Setupres.dll - Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft
  • srres.dll
  • btwizard.exe - Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center
  • cplredirector.dll - cplredirector
  • dpgcmd.dll
  • GestureEngine.dll
  • ipcplact.dll
  • ipoint.exe
  • itype.exe
  • mhook.dll
  • Microsoft.MouseKeyboardCenter.Interop.dll - Microsoft.MouseKeyboardCenter.Interop
  • MouseKeyboardCenter.exe
  • mousinfo.exe
  • mskey.exe
  • Setup.exe
  • TouchMousePractice.exe - TouchMousePractice
  • TouchMousePracticeResources.dll - TouchMousePracticeResources
  • MouseKeyboardCenter_64bit_ESP_2.3.188.exe - Self-Extracting Cabinet
  • SQMAPI.dll - SQM Client

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • MouseKeyboardCenter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E363959B-1A76-4712-A9F7-D117CE392FEC}' (runs on registration).
  • Setup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5FFEDD97-B9EC-4FA7-8992-AB719C780055}' (runs on registration).
  • ipoint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DCED9509-4607-41AF-901C-4E73AA138D18}' (runs on registration).
  • itype.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_itype_exe' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • 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.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • 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.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • ipoint.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ipoint' which loads as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\ipoint.exe.
  • itype.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Itype' which loads as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center\itype.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • 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'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ipoint.exe
Memory:6.54 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0010583876%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00066888%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00038951%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,209,261
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:37
70 average
I/O reads/min:482 Bytes
435.61 KB average
itype.exe
Memory:8.35 MB
Total CPU:0.0010525939%
Kernel CPU:0.00045082%
User CPU:0.00060178%
CPU cycles/sec:231,444
Switches/sec:2
I/O reads/min:396 Bytes
MouseKeyboardCenter.exe
Total CPU:0.8243768262%
Kernel CPU:0.33332388%
User CPU:0.49105295%

How do I remove Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft?

You can uninstall Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Centro de Ratón y Teclado de Microsoft.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 54.22%
Windows 10 45.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.92%
Windows 7 Professional 13.59%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.19%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 8.13%
Windows 8.1 5.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.62% of installs come from Spain
Which countries install it?
  Spain 26.62%
  Mexico 26.28%
  Argentina 8.60%
  United States 7.41%
  Colombia 6.99%
  Chile 6.50%
  Venezuela 6.01%
  Peru 5.17%
  Panama 0.91%
  France 0.77%
  Costa Rica 0.70%
  Uruguay 0.63%
  United Kingdom 0.63%
  Dominican Republic 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.26%
Dell 16.03%
Acer 15.81%
ASUS 10.58%
Toshiba 7.74%
Lenovo 6.98%
GIGABYTE 5.78%
Samsung 5.56%
Intel 2.51%
Sony 1.74%
Common models
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 4.71%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.60%
ASUS All Series 3.60%
LENOVO IdeaCentre B320 3.05%
HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook ... 2.49%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.49%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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