HID Input Service

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Below is a description of this Windows XP service:

HID Input Service

# Service Name:

HidServ

# Service Description:

Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

# Default Settings:

Default setting in Windows XP Professional: Disabled
Default setting in Windows XP Home: Disabled


# This Windows service logs on as::

Local System

# The default path for this Windows service is::

%systemroot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

# This Windows service depends on the following system components:

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

# The following services have a dependency on this service:

None..

Marc Says::

Typically this service will be used by devices like scanners with function buttons and those "interactive" keyboard with volume controls etc. By default this service is Disabled, however on installing a HID Device it should be reset to Automatic (Started), if NOT (e.g. your HID device will not work properly) then go ahead and change it.