IntelliType

{{Infobox Software |name = IntelliType |logo = Itype logo.png |screenshot = Itype.png |screenshot size = 150px |caption = A screenshot of the IntelliType software running in Windows 7 |developer = Microsoft |discontinued=yes |latest_release_version = 8.20.469.0 (Windows), 8.2.0 (Mac OS X) |latest_release_date = {{release date|2011|08|16}} |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 brand driver for Microsoft's series of computer keyboards. Microsoft releases versions for both Windows and {{nowrap|Mac OS X}} (as of version 10.15 Microsoft IntelliType no longer installs on {{nowrap|Mac OS X}}). It has been succeeded by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, which combines IntelliType with IntelliPoint.

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 to access that keyboard type's specific button selection).

== Supported keyboards == Note: Version 8.0 and above dropped PS/2 support for the following list. As even adapters can't assist,{{clarify|date=November 2016}} Microsoft keeps version 7.1 as an offered download for users who still own keyboards with PS/2 connectors (instead of USB).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=E1549D8B-7AC3-497B-B36F-3094E3E23E4A#Overview| title=Microsoft IntelliType Pro 8.0 Keyboard Software 32bit – Overview| publisher=Microsoft| date=2010-08-23| access-date=2010-10-14}}</ref> left|thumb|IntelliType's help file {{clear left}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Supported keyboards ! Keyboard || Windows || Mac OS X (prior to 10.15) |- | Internet Keyboard | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Internet Pro Keyboard | {{yes}} <ref name="v55">(Supported only up to v5.5 of Intellitype)</ref> | {{dunno}} |- | Keyboard Elite for Bluetooth | {{yes}} <ref name="xpsp2">(The included Bluetooth dongle requires Windows XP Service Pack 2)</ref> | {{yes}} |- |Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000 |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |- | Comfort Curve 2000 | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- | Comfort Curve 3000 | {{No}} <ref>{{cite web| url=http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/comfort-curve-3000-keyboard-and-intellitype/b0080056-456d-4ae7-a059-3ef0a5a700f1| title=Comfort Curve 3000 keyboard and Intellitype| publisher=Microsoft Answers| date=2012-02-28| access-date=2012-05-14}}</ref> | {{No}} |- | Digital Keyboard 3000 | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- | Digital Media Keyboard | {{Yes}} | {{dunno}} |- | Wireless Laser Keyboard 3000 | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- | Wireless Laser Keyboard 5000 | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- | Wireless Laser Keyboard 6000 | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |- | Wireless Laser Keyboard 7000 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 7000 | {{yes}} <ref name="xpsp2" /> | {{yes}} |- | Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 8000 | {{yes}} <ref name="xpsp2" /> | {{yes}} |- | Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Natural Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard 7000 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Digital Media Keyboard 3000 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Natural Keyboard Pro | {{yes}} <ref name="v631">(Supported only up to v6.31 of Intellitype)</ref> | {{yes}} |- | Wireless MultiMedia Keyboard | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | Wireless Keyboard 2000 v2.0 | {{yes}} | {{dunno}} |- | SideWinder X6 | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | SideWinder X4 | {{yes}} | Comes with CD |- |Logitech k120 | {{yes}} |? |} {{Expand list|date=November 2008}}

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

On-screen indication of NumLock/CapsLock toggling with some keyboards.

On-screen indication of volume level when level is changed.

== 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.

Version 7.0 and later in Windows 7 64-bit has recently been proven to disable the media keys (Play/Pause, Next, Previous, Stop) for third-party media players such as iTunes and Media Jukebox when they are not the primary window of focus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/intellitype-pro-70-does-not-recognize-media-keys/82b52baf-4327-4410-8676-091b58ff3014?page=2#LastReply | title= Intellitype Pro 7.0 does not recognize media keys when using 3rd party programs | publisher=Microsoft Answers| date=2010-08-12| access-date=2014-09-13}}</ref> Some workaround exists:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/intellitype-pro-70-does-not-recognize-media-keys/82b52baf-4327-4410-8676-091b58ff3014?page=4#LastReply| title= Intellitype Pro 7.0 does not recognize media keys when using 3rd party programs | publisher=Microsoft Answers| date=2012-03-12| access-date=2014-09-13}}</ref> This behavior continues to be an issue as of Version 8.

== See also == * IntelliPoint — Microsoft mouse driver.

== Notes and references == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://xahlee.info/kbd/ms_keyboard/intellitype_hacks.html Microsoft IntelliType Hacks]

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