Human Interface Device (HID) Profile Registry Settings (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

You can configure the HID profile through the registry.

Note

The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items you include in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.

Registry settings for the HID are located under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Device\hid\<Address of the Device> key.

The following table shows the named values for the <Address of the Device> registry key:

Value : type	Description
auth : REG_DWORD	Determines whether the connection is authenticated. 0 - Disables authentication. 1 - Enables authentication. Default. This setting is optional. Note: Setting this value to 0 disables authentication. This may result in potential security risks.
encryption : REG_DWORD	Determines whether the connection is encrypted. 0 - Disables encryption. 1 - Enables encryption. Default. This setting is optional. Note: Setting this value to 0 disables encryption. This may result in potential security risks.
active : REG_DWORD	Determines whether the HID is currently active and can accept incoming HID connection requests. 0 - HID is not active. 1 - HID is currently active. Default.

auth : REG_DWORD

Determines whether the connection is authenticated.

This setting is optional.

Note:

Setting this value to 0 disables authentication. This may result in potential security risks.

encryption : REG_DWORD

Determines whether the connection is encrypted.

This setting is optional.

Note:

Setting this value to 0 disables encryption. This may result in potential security risks.

active : REG_DWORD

Determines whether the HID is currently active and can accept incoming HID connection requests.

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