Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch

27 events across 1 channel

Event	Title	Channel	Sample
1	InitializeBackendStart	Diagnostic	N
2	InitializeBackendStop	Diagnostic	N
3	ShutdownBackendStart	Diagnostic	N
4	ShutdownBackendStop	Diagnostic	N
5	ShowInputSwitchStart	Diagnostic	N
6	ShowInputSwitchStop	Diagnostic	N
7	HideInputSwitchStart	Diagnostic	N
8	HideInputSwitchStop	Diagnostic	N
9	SelectInputMethodStart	Diagnostic	N
10	SelectInputMethodStop	Diagnostic	N
11	SelectInputModalityStart	Diagnostic	N
12	SelectInputModalityStop	Diagnostic	N
13	SelectInputModality	Diagnostic	N
14	ClickOrTouchOrEnterReceived	Diagnostic	N
15	ModalitySelectedStandard	Diagnostic	N
16	ModalitySelectedSplit	Diagnostic	N
17	ModalitySelectedHandwriting	Diagnostic	N
18	ModalitySelectedClassic	Diagnostic	N
19	ModalitySelectedOneHanded	Diagnostic	N
20	ModeIconUpdate	Diagnostic	N
21	ModeIconClear	Diagnostic	N
22	ModeIconLeftClick	Diagnostic	N
23	ModeIconRightClick	Diagnostic	N
26	IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStart	Diagnostic	N
27	IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStop	Diagnostic	N
28	IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStart	Diagnostic	N
29	IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStop	Diagnostic	N

Event ID 1: InitializeBackendStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: InitializeBackend
Opcode: Start

Event ID 2: InitializeBackendStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: InitializeBackend
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 3: ShutdownBackendStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ShutdownBackend
Opcode: Start

Event ID 4: ShutdownBackendStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ShutdownBackend
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 5: ShowInputSwitchStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ShowInputSwitch
Opcode: Start

Event ID 6: ShowInputSwitchStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ShowInputSwitch
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 7: HideInputSwitchStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: HideInputSwitch
Opcode: Start

Event ID 8: HideInputSwitchStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: HideInputSwitch
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 9: SelectInputMethodStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: SelectInputMethod
Opcode: Start

Event ID 10: SelectInputMethodStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: SelectInputMethod
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 11: SelectInputModalityStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: SelectInputModality
Opcode: Start

Event ID 12: SelectInputModalityStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: SelectInputModality
Opcode: Stop

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 13: SelectInputModality

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: SelectInputModality

Fields #

Name	Description
`param` UInt32

Event ID 14: ClickOrTouchOrEnterReceived

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ClickOrTouchOrEnterReceived

Event ID 15: ModalitySelectedStandard

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModalitySelectedStandard

Event ID 16: ModalitySelectedSplit

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModalitySelectedSplit

Event ID 17: ModalitySelectedHandwriting

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModalitySelectedHandwriting

Event ID 18: ModalitySelectedClassic

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModalitySelectedClassic

Event ID 19: ModalitySelectedOneHanded

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModalitySelectedOneHanded

Event ID 20: ModeIconUpdate

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModeIconUpdate

Event ID 21: ModeIconClear

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModeIconClear

Event ID 22: ModeIconLeftClick

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModeIconLeftClick

Event ID 23: ModeIconRightClick

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: ModeIconRightClick

Event ID 26: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShow
Opcode: Start

Event ID 27: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShow
Opcode: Stop

Event ID 28: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStart

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismiss
Opcode: Start

Event ID 29: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStop

Provider: Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch
Channel: Diagnostic
Task: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismiss
Opcode: Stop

Provenance

Where this provider's schema came from, and which Windows build it was observed on. Windows can change a provider's event schema between builds, so use this to judge whether it matches the build you collect from.

ETW provider GUID bb8e7234-bbf4-48a7-8741-339206ed1dfb

Defined in InputSwitch.dll, which carries the event manifest.

Observed on:

WS2022-20348.4893, schema read from the registered manifest, binary version 10.0.20348.1, captured 2026-06-02
Win11-26200.6584, schema read from the registered manifest, binary version 10.0.26100.3624, captured 2026-06-02

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`type:`	`events` / `rules` / `providers`
`vendor:`	`sigma` / `elastic` / `splunk` / `kusto` / `chronicle` (vendor name alone also works: `sigma:`, `kql:`, `secops:`…)
`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
`stages:`	Rules with exactly N pipeline stages
`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
`like:`	Structural neighbors of a rule slug (equivalents + subsumption stricter / broader): `like:comsvcs_lsass_memory_dump-splunk-sysmon`
`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
`field:` / `value:`	Predicate search; narrows rule cards to those with a matching leaf and drives the indicator tier. Unquoted = substring, wildcards allowed (`value:mimikatz`)
`indicator:`	Shorthand for `field:F value:V`: `indicator:Image=*\powershell.exe`
`kind:`	Filter by predicate kind. Narrows rule cards to those carrying a matching predicate leaf (`vendor:elastic kind:cidr_match`) and drives the indicator tier: `contains` / `starts_with` / `ends_with` / `regex` / `cidr` / `eq` / `in` … (operator aliases `op:`/`match:`)
`has:` / `no:`	`sample`, `field`, `notes`, `refs`, `trace`, `thirdparty`, `rule`, `pattern`, `timewindow`, `threshold`, `newterms`, `sigma`/`elastic`/`splunk`/`kusto`/`chronicle`
`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
`field:"…"` / `value:"…"`	Quoted value = anchored exact match (also allows spaces): `value:"net user"`
`a,b`	Comma = OR inside one operator (`vendor:sigma,elastic`, `severity:high,critical`); repeating a facet merges the same way. `field:`/`value:` never split (literal commas)
`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

Microsoft-Windows-InputSwitch

Event ID 1: InitializeBackendStart

Event ID 2: InitializeBackendStop

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Event ID 3: ShutdownBackendStart

Event ID 4: ShutdownBackendStop

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Event ID 5: ShowInputSwitchStart

Event ID 6: ShowInputSwitchStop

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Event ID 7: HideInputSwitchStart

Event ID 8: HideInputSwitchStop

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Event ID 9: SelectInputMethodStart

Event ID 10: SelectInputMethodStop

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Event ID 11: SelectInputModalityStart

Event ID 12: SelectInputModalityStop

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Event ID 13: SelectInputModality

Fields #

Event ID 14: ClickOrTouchOrEnterReceived

Event ID 15: ModalitySelectedStandard

Event ID 16: ModalitySelectedSplit

Event ID 17: ModalitySelectedHandwriting

Event ID 18: ModalitySelectedClassic

Event ID 19: ModalitySelectedOneHanded

Event ID 20: ModeIconUpdate

Event ID 21: ModeIconClear

Event ID 22: ModeIconLeftClick

Event ID 23: ModeIconRightClick

Event ID 26: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStart

Event ID 27: IMEConsentUXFlyoutShowStop

Event ID 28: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStart

Event ID 29: IMEConsentUXFlyoutDismissStop

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