Win32_PointingDevice class

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01/06/2021

The Win32_PointingDevice WMI class represents an input device used to point to and select regions on the display of a computer system running Windows. Any device used to manipulate a pointer, or point to the display on a computer system running Windows is a member of this class.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order.

Syntax

[Dynamic, Provider("CIMWin32"), UUID("{8502C4B4-5FBB-11D2-AAC1-006008C78BC7}"), AMENDMENT]
class Win32_PointingDevice : CIM_PointingDevice
{
  uint16   Availability;
  string   Caption;
  uint32   ConfigManagerErrorCode;
  boolean  ConfigManagerUserConfig;
  string   CreationClassName;
  string   Description;
  string   DeviceID;
  uint16   DeviceInterface;
  uint32   DoubleSpeedThreshold;
  boolean  ErrorCleared;
  string   ErrorDescription;
  uint16   Handedness;
  string   HardwareType;
  string   InfFileName;
  string   InfSection;
  datetime InstallDate;
  boolean  IsLocked;
  uint32   LastErrorCode;
  string   Manufacturer;
  string   Name;
  uint8    NumberOfButtons;
  string   PNPDeviceID;
  uint16   PointingType;
  uint16   PowerManagementCapabilities[];
  boolean  PowerManagementSupported;
  uint32   QuadSpeedThreshold;
  uint32   Resolution;
  uint32   SampleRate;
  string   Status;
  uint16   StatusInfo;
  uint32   Synch;
  string   SystemCreationClassName;
  string   SystemName;
};

Members

The Win32_PointingDevice class has these types of members:

Methods
Properties

Methods

The Win32_PointingDevice class has these methods.

Method	Description
Reset	Not implemented. To implement this method, see the Reset method in CIM_PointingDevice.
SetPowerState	Not implemented. To implement this method, see the SetPowerState method in CIM_PointingDevice.

Properties

The Win32_PointingDevice class has these properties.

Availability

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Operational State|003.5", "MIB.IETF|HOST-RESOURCES-MIB.hrDeviceStatus")

Availability and status of the device.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Other (1)

Unknown (2)

Running/Full Power (3)

Running or Full Power

Warning (4)

In Test (5)

Not Applicable (6)

Power Off (7)

Off Line (8)

Off Duty (9)

Degraded (10)

Not Installed (11)

Install Error (12)

Power Save - Unknown (13)

The device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status is unknown.

Power Save - Low Power Mode (14)

The device is in a power save state but still functioning, and may exhibit degraded performance.

Power Save - Standby (15)

The device is not functioning, but could be brought to full power quickly.

Power Cycle (16)

Power Save - Warning (17)

The device is in a warning state, though also in a power save mode.

Paused (18)

The device is paused.

Not Ready (19)

The device is not ready.

Not Configured (20)

The device is not configured.

Quiesced (21)

The device is quiet.

Caption

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MaxLen (64), DisplayName ("Caption")

Short description of the object.

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

ConfigManagerErrorCode

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Schema ("Win32")

Win32 Configuration Manager error code.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

This device is working properly. (0)

Device is working properly.

This device is not configured correctly. (1)

Device is not configured correctly.

Windows cannot load the driver for this device. (2)

The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. (3)

Driver for this device might be corrupted, or the system may be low on memory or other resources.

This device is not working properly. One of its drivers or your registry might be corrupted. (4)

Device is not working properly. One of its drivers or the registry might be corrupted.

The driver for this device needs a resource that Windows cannot manage. (5)

Driver for the device requires a resource that Windows cannot manage.

The boot configuration for this device conflicts with other devices. (6)

Boot configuration for the device conflicts with other devices.

Cannot filter. (7)

The driver loader for the device is missing. (8)

Driver loader for the device is missing.

This device is not working properly because the controlling firmware is reporting the resources for the device incorrectly. (9)

Device is not working properly. The controlling firmware is incorrectly reporting the resources for the device.

This device cannot start. (10)

Device cannot start.

This device failed. (11)

Device failed.

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (12)

Device cannot find enough free resources to use.

Windows cannot verify this device's resources. (13)

Windows cannot verify the device's resources.

This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer. (14)

Device cannot work properly until the computer is restarted.

This device is not working properly because there is probably a re-enumeration problem. (15)

Device is not working properly due to a possible re-enumeration problem.

Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses. (16)

Windows cannot identify all of the resources that the device uses.

This device is asking for an unknown resource type. (17)

Device is requesting an unknown resource type.

Reinstall the drivers for this device. (18)

Device drivers must be reinstalled.

Failure using the VxD loader. (19)

Your registry might be corrupted. (20)

Registry might be corrupted.

System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that does not work, see your hardware documentation. Windows is removing this device. (21)

System failure. If changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation. Windows is removing the device.

This device is disabled. (22)

Device is disabled.

System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that doesn't work, see your hardware documentation. (23)

System failure. If changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation.

This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed. (24)

Device is not present, not working properly, or does not have all of its drivers installed.

Windows is still setting up this device. (25)

Windows is still setting up the device.

Windows is still setting up this device. (26)

Windows is still setting up the device.

This device does not have valid log configuration. (27)

Device does not have valid log configuration.

The drivers for this device are not installed. (28)

Device drivers are not installed.

This device is disabled because the firmware of the device did not give it the required resources. (29)

Device is disabled. The device firmware did not provide the required resources.

This device is using an Interrupt Request (IRQ) resource that another device is using. (30)

Device is using an IRQ resource that another device is using.

This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (31)

Device is not working properly. Windows cannot load the required device drivers.

ConfigManagerUserConfig

Data type: boolean
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Schema ("Win32")

If TRUE, the device is using a user-defined configuration.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

CreationClassName

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: CIM_Key

Name of the first concrete class to appear in the inheritance chain used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of the class, the property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Description

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: DisplayName ("Description")

Description of the object.

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

DeviceID

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Key, Override ("DeviceId"), MappingStrings ("WMI")

Unique identifier of the pointing device with other devices on the system.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

DeviceInterface

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("SMBIOS|Type 21|Interface")

Type of interface used for the pointing device.

Other (1)

Unknown (2)

Serial (3)

PS/2 (4)

Infrared (5)

HP-HIL (6)

Bus mouse (7)

ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) (8)

Bus mouse DB-9 (160)

Bus mouse micro-DIN (161)

USB (162)

DoubleSpeedThreshold

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32API|System Information Functions|SystemParametersInfo"), Units ("mickeys")

One of two acceleration values. The sensitivity of the pointing device doubles (toggles from the first to the second value) when the pointing device moves a distance greater than this threshold value.

ErrorCleared

Data type: boolean
Access type: Read-only

If TRUE, the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

ErrorDescription

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only

More information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode, and information on any corrective actions that may be taken.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Handedness

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only

Configuration of the pointing device for left-hand or right-hand operation.

This property is inherited from CIM_PointingDevice.

Unknown (0)

Not Applicable (1)

Right Handed Operation (2)

Right-Handed Operation

Left Handed Operation (3)

Left-Handed Operation

HardwareType

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32Registry|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Class|DriverDesc")

Type of hardware used for the Windows pointing device.

Example: "MICROSOFT PS2 MOUSE"

InfFileName

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32Registry|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class|InfPath")

Name of the .inf file for the Windows pointing device.

Example: "ab.inf"

InfSection

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32Registry|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class|InfSection")

Section of the .inf file that holds configuration information for the Windows pointing device.

InstallDate

Data type: datetime
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5"), DisplayName ("Install Date")

Date and time the object was installed. This property does not need a value to indicate that the object is installed.

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

IsLocked

Data type: boolean
Access type: Read-only

If TRUE, the device is locked, preventing user input or output.

This property is inherited from CIM_UserDevice.

LastErrorCode

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only

Last error code reported by the logical device.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Manufacturer

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("WMI")

Name of the processor's manufacturer.

Example: "GenuineSilicon"

Name

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: DisplayName ("Name")

Label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the property can be overridden to be a key property.

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

NumberOfButtons

Data type: uint8
Access type: Read-only

Number of buttons on the pointing device.

This property is inherited from CIM_PointingDevice.

Example: 2

PNPDeviceID

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Schema ("Win32")

Windows Plug and Play device identifier of the logical device.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Example: "*PNP030b"

PointingType

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Pointing Device|001.1")

Type of pointing device.

This property is inherited from CIM_PointingDevice.

Other (1)

Unknown (2)

Mouse (3)

Track Ball (4)

Trackball

Track Point (5)

Glide Point (6)

Touch Pad (7)

Touch Screen (8)

Mouse - Optical Sensor (9)

PowerManagementCapabilities

Data type: uint16 array
Access type: Read-only

Array of the specific power-related capabilities of a logical device.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Unknown (0)

Not Supported (1)

Disabled (2)

Enabled (3)

The power management features are currently enabled but the exact feature set is unknown or the information is unavailable.

Power Saving Modes Entered Automatically (4)

The device can change its power state based on usage or other criteria.

Power State Settable (5)

The SetPowerState method is supported. This method is found on the parent CIM_LogicalDevice class and can be implemented. For more information, see Designing Managed Object Format (MOF) Classes.

Power Cycling Supported (6)

The SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState parameter set to 5 (Power Cycle).

Timed Power On Supported (7)

Timed Power-On Supported

The SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState parameter set to 5 (Power Cycle) and Time set to a specific date and time, or interval, for power-on.

PowerManagementSupported

Data type: boolean
Access type: Read-only

If TRUE, the device can be power-managed (can be put into suspend mode, and so on). The property does not indicate that power management features are currently enabled, only that the logical device is capable of power management.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

QuadSpeedThreshold

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32API|System Information Functions|SystemParametersInfo"), Units ("mickeys")

One of two acceleration threshold values. The system doubles the speed of the pointer movement when the pointer device moves a distance greater than this value. Because this speed increase occurs after the DoubleSpeedThreshold value has been met, the pointer effectively moves at four times its original speed.

Resolution

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Units ("counts per inch")

Tracking resolution.

This property is inherited from CIM_PointingDevice.

Example: 0

SampleRate

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32Registry|SampleRate"), Units ("hertz")

Rate at which the pointing device is polled for input information.

Status

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MaxLen (10), DisplayName ("Status")

Current status of the object. Various operational and nonoperational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses include: "OK", "Degraded", and "Pred Fail" (an element, such as a SMART-enabled hard disk drive, may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future). Nonoperational statuses include: "Error", "Starting", "Stopping", and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is online, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.

This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Values include the following:

OK ("OK")

Error ("Error")

Degraded ("Degraded")

Unknown ("Unknown")

Pred Fail ("Pred Fail")

Starting ("Starting")

Stopping ("Stopping")

Service ("Service")

Stressed ("Stressed")

NonRecover ("NonRecover")

No Contact ("No Contact")

Lost Comm ("Lost Comm")

StatusInfo

Data type: uint16
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Operational State|003.3")

State of the logical device. If this property does not apply to the logical device, the value 5 (Not Applicable) should be used.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Other (1)

Unknown (2)

Enabled (3)

Disabled (4)

Not Applicable (5)

Synch

Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("Win32Registry|MouseSynchIn100ns"), Units ("100 nanoseconds")

Length of time after which the next interrupt is assumed to indicate the start of a new device packet (partial packets are discarded). In the event that an interrupt is lost, this allows the pointing device driver to synchronize its internal representation of the packet state with the hardware state.

SystemCreationClassName

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_System.CreationClassName"), CIM_Key

Value of the scoping computer's CreationClassName property.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

SystemName

Data type: string
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: Propagated ("CIM_System.Name"), CIM_Key

Name of the scoping system.

This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Remarks

The Win32_PointingDevice class is derived from CIM_PointingDevice.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008
Namespace	Root\CIMV2
MOF	CIMWin32.mof
DLL	CIMWin32.dll

Win32_PointingDevice class

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