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• Properties:

• System Process: Yes
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:No
• Common Path:
  C:\ Windows\ System\
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The process mswheel.exe is a component of the Microsoft Intellipoint software. This programThe mswheel.exe process is was developed by Microsoft Corporation for its Intellimouse series, a line of products that consists of mice with advanced functionalities. Such features include faster mouse navigation and a wider set of functions through the mouse-click action. Users of this type of computer hardware should install the Intellipoint program in order for their Intellimouse mouse to operate properly and have all its advanced features.

The process mswheel.exe loads automatically during the Windows boot process. Upon its execution, around 300 kb worth of RAM resources will be consumed by the mswheel.exe process. Furthermore, since the process mswheel.exe is related to Intellimouse hardware, the said file should not be terminated as doing so will make most if not all of the hardwares features unavailable. The mswheel.exe process is tagged as a background process as it belongs to a hardware device driver. The file mswheel.exe is also a Windows system process as it is amongst the hardware drivers supported by the Windows operating system.

In addition, the process mswheel.exe can run and complete its tasks without the use of a network environment or access to the Internet. The process mswheel.exe works with a number of Windows system files to properly carry out its functions. The user can find the mswheel.exe process in C:\ Windows\ System\.

To ensure that the Intellimouse hardware would work smoothly, the user needs to check if the version of the Microsoft Intellipoint software matches the specifications of the said hardware. Through the Intellipoint user interface, he should also select only the advanced Intellimouse features he normally uses to minimize the memory usage of the program housing the mswheel.exe file. Finally, the user needs to regularly update his Windows security features to keep the mswheel.exe process as well as other files in his computer safe from harmful applications that could cause numerous problems in the system.

Additional mswheel.exe Info:

Part of: Microsoft Intellipoint, Author URL: http:// www.microsoft.com/, File Created by: Microsoft Corporation

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