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Operation of Non-HIDClass Keyboard and Mouse Drivers

This section describes the following topics about the operation in Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and later of Kbdclass, Mouclass, I8042prt, Kbfiltr, and the optional upper-level device filter drivers:

Open and Close a Keyboard and Mouse Device

Connect a Class Service Callback and a Filter Service Callback to a Device

Customize the Initialization and ISR of a Device

Synchronize the Operation of a Filter Driver with a Device's ISR

Synchronize Writes by a Filter Driver to a Device

I8042prt Callbacks that Filter Drivers Can Use

Query and Set a Keyboard Device

Query a Mouse Device

Special Requirements for Absolute Pointing Devices

Registry Settings