The process is called Alps Pointing-device Driver from the software of the same name; and its executable file is hidfind.exe. The file is the core component of the device driver for most laptop touch pads; where uninstalling it will render your touch pad practically useless. The file is typically already pre-installed on your laptop. It also gives users the option to configure their touch pad is they do not want to use its default settings. The file executes through appoint.exe, a parent process from Alps. File version 7.0.0.29 runs on a 32-bit Windows platform. This version has a size of 48.1 kilobytes. RAM space utilization is pegged at approximately 1.96 MB. Typical location on disk is C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\hidfind.exe. The file can be configured to automatically disengage if a mouse is connected to the laptop. In most cases, the file already automatically terminates when a mouse is attached to the laptop. In some instances, you have to manually configure it to terminate automatically.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hidfind.exe. is used by Alps Pointing-device Driver, If you shut down hidfind.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hidfind.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Alps Pointing-device Driver, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hidfind.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Alps Pointing-device Driver, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hidfind.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hidfind.exe, belongs to, in this case Alps Pointing-device Driver