What does the hidfind.exe file do?
The hidfind.exe process is also known as Alps Pointing-device Driver or, as the case may be, AlpsAlpine Pointing-device Driver and is a part of Dell Touchpad or, as the case may be, ALPS Touch Pad Driver. This software is produced by Alps Electric Co. (www.alps.com) or, as the case may be, ALPSALPINE Co.. An outdated or faulty version of hidfind.exe can cause problems for your computer, ranging from slowness to error messages like these:
- Alps Pointing-device driver has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem... (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- Alps Pointing-device driver has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. (Windows 11, 10, 7)
- hidfind.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.
- Access violation at address FFFFFFFF in module hidfind.exe. Read of address 00000000.
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What you should know about hidfind.exe Alps Pointing-device driver
hidfind.exe is not a Windows system file and is known to frequently cause computer problems. The file hidfind.exe is found in a subdirectory of "C:\Program Files".
Frequently occurring are file sizes such as 91,648 bytes (19% of all these files), 40,960 bytes as well as 11 other variants.
The program executes in the background, and can only be terminated using Windows Task Manager. It is no part of Microsoft Windows. The file contains Microsoft's digital signature. This confirms its authenticity.
For this reason, 11% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
If you see this file on your hard drive or in Windows Task Manager, please make sure that it is not a malicious variant. It's a fact that many trojans try to cloak their true identity by calling themselves hidfind.exe. With the above information or by using tools like Security Task Manager you can determine if, in your case, the file is an undesirable variant.
What do other computer users say about hidfind?
| Dell Latitude D300 TouchPad Configurator Karampasis Thanasis (Greece) | |
| It disables the touch pad when a USB mouse is pluged into your laptop. Rainsing | |
| It is required to run the touch mouse on most dell laptops | |
| i ended the process since it was using more than 50% of my available CPU. so far, i have had no loss of functionality. Dan R | |
| Took 98% of CPU once after I plugged it into docking station &logged in. Had to kill to regain USB mouse &CPU response and stop HD-thrashing. Touch-pad still worked after. Alan Lietzke |
Summary: 2 users consider hidfind.exe essential and should not be removed. 5 users consider it harmless. However, 2 users consider this to be a suspicious process and would like to get rid of it. source: file.net
How to uninstall Dell Touchpad or ALPS Touch Pad Driver
To remove Alps Pointing-device driver from your computer, please follow the manual instructions below.
- Click the Windows Start Button. You can find it in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
- Type 'uninstall'.
- Click Add or remove programs.
- Now locate Dell Touchpad or ALPS Touch Pad Driver in the list of displayed applications.
- Click the program, and then click Uninstall.
How to check if hidfind.exe (Alps Pointing-device driver) was uninstalled completely
After uninstalling, restart your computer. Then open Windows Explorer and check if a folder with the software name still exists under C:\Program Files. Also, check the Registry for remnants of Alps Pointing-device driver. To do this, start Regedit, then look under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software for: Alps Pointing-device driver or the name of the producer. Keep in mind that only a computer professional should delete entries in the Windows Registry directly.
Last but not least
If Windows is not working properly, startup is slow, or hidfind.exe is causing problems, a good Windows diagnostic tool may help. This is especially effective when it comes to older computers that have accumulated vast quantities of "garbage data" as the result of many software installs and uninstalls.
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