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Questions tagged [hid]

Human Interface Device

Any device that accepts input from humans and translates that input into signals for use with a computer system. Examples include: Keyboards, Mice, Trackpads, joysticks, and Microphones.

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Using a Windows computer as a Bluetooth input device for another computer/device

Ok, I realize this is a totally backwards use-case but I've got to imagine it's technically possible. I have an android tablet (Acer A500) that I use at work to get to personal email and IM since I can use it to connect to a nearby coffee shop wifi…
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How to detect a USB Rubber Ducky?

Three weeks ago my company ordered a lot of hardware (real hardware, not IT-related) from China. Today, the warehouse girl comes to my office and says that, mixed in the stuff, she found a white USB drive saying "Lihuiyu Studio Labs…
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What is "HID Keyboard Device" in Device Manager (Win 7)

I see "HID Keyboard Device" listed twice under "Keyboards" listing in the Device Manager. What do they mean? Do they represent the laptop keyboard? Why are there two of them? Windows 7 64-bit Dell Studio XPS laptop
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Alternative Bluetooth Stacks for Windows 7 64bit

I have a notebook with an inbuilt Broadcom BCM2046 bluetooth adapter and several bluetooth HID-devices (mice, keyboards etc.) The operating system is Windows 7 64 bit Professional. The HID-devices all work perfectly with other computers, but on the…
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Bluetooth not detecting any devices in Windows 7

My Lenovo ThinkPad E320 Laptop running Windows 7 64bit has recently been refusing to detect any Bluetooth devices. I have tried to connect, using 'Add devices' under 'devices and printers' to two different Bluetooth mice and my HTC Wildfire android…
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Why are there four different HID Keyboard Devices in Device Manager?

I have one keyboard plugged in, but 4 different HID Keyboard Devices are shown. Why?
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What do i look for while buying a mouse?

I'm doing a bit of research about mice, with the view of getting a new one. There's quite a few things that are obvious (for example, i wouldn't get a ball mouse) but there's a few things that baffle me. I notice most mice seem to be graded by DPI…
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Touchscreen's X axis is inverted on my tablet

Touchscreen's X axis is inverted. If I touch right bottom corner, tablet thinks I clicked windows button in left bottom corner. This happened after installing driver from the internet (before it was unknown device) Device is now "Goodix Touch HID" I…
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Windows 10 stops responding to HID input devices

Bear with me, because I've done some of my own troubleshooting to no avail. My workstation runs Windows 1607.14393 with all current updates. The machine is a Dell Precision T5600 desktop with dual E5-2620 CPUs and 48GB of RAM. The symptom: After a…
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Media keys won't work unless certain programs are selected

I just bought a Corsair Vengeance K70 which comes with four media keys: stop, skip (forward and backward), and play/pause. The problem is they don't work. I can only use them when either the Services window (through Computer Management, Task…
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how to get USB HID ID of pressed keyboard keys

What I want to do: Get the USB HID IDs when I press the keys of my truly ergonomic keyboard to be able to reprogram the firmware of the keyboard. I know there is this list from microsoft with a lot of USB HID IDs. But it would be easier to find the…
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Connecting a PS/2-to-USB keyboard to Linux

I have a lovely ancient ergonomic keyboard (no name SK - 6000) connected via a DIN-5-to-PS/2 adapter to a PS/2-tp-USB adapter to my docking station. After GRUB, it stops working. It takes either suspending and waking up or replugging it while Linux…
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Capturing input from a (proprietary, composite) USB HID

I bought a "Genius Wizard Stick" game controller for PC. It's kind of like a Wii remote, but it's 2.4ghz RF (via its own USB receiver). The plan was to use it for desktop and media control, but it only works when the horrible bundled software…
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Re map volume key to scroll up or down in Linux

How can I re-map the volume up / down keys on my bluetooth keyboard to scroll pages up / down by an adjustable amount? OS: Linux > Ubuntu > Pop_OS! 21.10 (Is there an easy way to take all HID inputs from a wireless keyboard device and map them to…
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Mouse sensitivity ignored when using HDMI KVM switch

I have a really weird issue a TESmart HDMI KVM switch. Because you don't want the mouse to be seen as plugged/unplugged every time you switch devices, it has a special USB input for your mouse and then emulates an always-connected mouse for each…
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