On-Screen Keyboard Program Remains in Memory After the Program Quits (261902)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q261902
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SYMPTOMS

The On-Screen Keyboard program (Msswchx.exe) may remain in memory after you quit the program.

RESOLUTION

To remove the program from memory, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box. Click Msswchx in the list of running programs, and then click End Task. Repeat this process for every instance of Msswchx. When you are done, click Cancel.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The program remains in memory for every instance of On-Screen Keyboard that you run and quit.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/13/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB261902