Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center

Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Stable release	14.41.137.0
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Device driver
License	Proprietary
Website	microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/downloads/mouse-keyboard-center

Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center is software that provides drivers for recent Microsoft mice and keyboards. It allows the user to set up and configure both mice and keyboards from within the same program.

Features

Whereas Microsoft mice and Microsoft keyboards were previously controlled from two separate programs – IntelliPoint and IntelliType – the Mouse and Keyboard Center is responsible for both kinds of devices. 32- and 64-bit versions of the software are available, and the program integrates with Windows 8 and above's "Modern UI" interface. When the program is launched after installation it will automatically detect the user's compatible mice and keyboards if they are connected to the PC. It allows for reassignment of some buttons and keys, as well as recording macros and additional functionality like a screen magnifier, and pointer precision enhancer (DPI changer).

Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center supports USB and Bluetooth devices; it does not support (automatically detect and configure) PS/2 and some older USB devices,^[1] as detailed in the following sections. Most are still supported in the latest corresponding versions of IntelliType Pro and IntelliPoint, although they can no longer be downloaded from Microsoft.

Security vulnerabilities

According to Ofir Moskovitch, a security researcher, Microsoft released Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center 3.2.116 with major cryptographic security issues, including Hash Collision Vulnerability.^[2] The vulnerable package was available for nearly a month on the official Microsoft website. Moskovitch informed Microsoft about it and it was fixed in an update.

Unsupported mice

Comfort Optical Mouse 1000
Comfort Optical Mouse 3000
Compact Optical Mouse
Designer Bluetooth Mouse
IntelliMouse
IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0
IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth
IntelliMouse Optical
Laser Mouse 6000
Mobile Memory Mouse 8000
Notebook Optical Mouse
Optical Mouse
Optical Mouse by Starck
Optical Mouse 100
Optical Mouse 200
Standard Wireless Optical Mouse
Wheel Mouse
Wheel Mouse Optical
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth
Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader
Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 6000
Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000
Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse
Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
Wireless Laser Mouse 7000

Unsupported keyboards

Internet Keyboard
Keyboard Elite for Bluetooth
Keyboard with Fingerprint Reader
MultiMedia Keyboard
Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Wired Keyboard 500
Wireless Comfort Keyboard
Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000
Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard
Wireless Laser Keyboard 5000
Wireless MultiMedia Keyboard
Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth Keyboard
Wireless Photo Keyboard

+ Designer Keyboard

References

^ "Devices supported by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center". Microsoft.
^ Ofir Moskovitch (November 17, 2017). Vulnerability Research: Microsoft Mouse & Keyboard Center Driver Package Cryptographic Hazard. YouTube.

[1] "Devices supported by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center". Microsoft.

[2] Ofir Moskovitch (November 17, 2017). Vulnerability Research: Microsoft Mouse & Keyboard Center Driver Package Cryptographic Hazard. YouTube.

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