hidserv.exe is the windows human interface device service. It monitors your system for when you plug various USB devices in. More information can be found here.
Quote: Microsoft? Windows??98 and later versions provide built-in support for
devices compliant with the USB Device Class Definition for Audio
Devices, Version 1.0 (see http://www.usb.org/?),
and for audio control devices compliant with the USB Device Class
Definition for Human Interface Devices (HID), Version 1.0 and 1.1. Fix hidserv.exe Errors: Free Scan
hidserv.exe is a Windows System File and should be in a system directory. If
it is then this application is safe.
Startup DB Entries:
( 1 ) "This is the Human Interface Device Server for Win98SE/2000/Me/XP it is required only if you are using USB Audio Devices you can disable via Msconfig. See here. Typical examples are USB multimedia keyboards with volume control and web-ready keyboards. For example - loaded by default with MS DSS80 Speakers because they have Volume Mute and Bass controls on the speaker. Some users may experience problems disabling this - if this is the case then re-enable it. Equivalent to MMHid in Win98. On HP Computers HIDSERV is the controller for the keyboard sound controls on the USB and PS/2 keyboards"
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