• Properties:

• System Process: Yes
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\
• Uses Network:No<
• Uses Internet:No<

Description:

The tabtip.exe process is one of the components necessary for Microsoft Windows operating systems to be fully functional for Tablet PCs. It has a total size of 271,872 bytes and will be initialized during Windows startup, due to its registry value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Run\.

The tabtip.exe process is necessary for the system to recognize user input via stylus/pen, which used against a Tablet PC or on a touchpad. The file tabtip.exe is described as a Microsoft Tablet PC Input Panel that automatically converts handwriting input from the user into text. Also, the tabtip.exe process will allow users to make corrections with their inputted text before they can be inserted into any applications.

The process will call modules and library files to translate user input and compare them with possible text counterparts. These will later be displayed on the Tablet PCs monitor for editions.

Normally, the process is known to run at startup and must not be disabled, so that the input functionality of the Tablet PC will not be compromised. When the process is loaded, it will have no visible window or any user interface, but will, instead, work in the background to detect user input.

The tabtip.exe process is incorporated into the Microsoft Windows XP operating system and will be installed automatically when a Tablet PC is used as a platform. Accessing its corresponding settings found in the Control Panel can configure the tabtip.exe file.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.