IntelliType

IntelliType
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Latest stable release	6.3 (Win), 6.1 (Mac OS X) / 2008-10-18; 223 days ago
Operating system	Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Type	Device driver
License	Proprietary
Website	www.microsoft.com

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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 get that keyword type's specific button selection).

Supported keyboards
Keyboard	Windows	Mac OS X
Internet Keyboard	Yes	Yes
Keyboard Elite for Bluetooth	Yes ^[1]	No
Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000	Yes	Yes
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	Yes
Wireless MultiMedia Keyboard	Yes	Yes
Sidewinder X6	Yes	No

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Special features

If the keyboard has multimedia buttons, the user can define them to run any program or action.

[edit] 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.