Apple Magic Keyboard Pc Compatible

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Windows keyboard layouts map the physical keys of the keyboard to the actual character (or action). While keyboard layouts are well defined for different languages, Apple keyboards are not fully compatible with Windows.

I have a MacBook Pro and a Windows 10 PC. I would like to be able to work with Apple magic 2 mouse and Magic (Gry Space) wireless keyboard on the PC using Windows 10. I have download and install Bootcamp drivers for Windows, but regretfully have been unsucessfull to apply Apple drivers to these Bluetooth devices unders Windos 10. Best Keyboards for Mac mini iMore 2020. The current Mac mini does refresh Apple's smallest Mac, which comes as a huge relief to Mac mini fans everywhere. As with the previous Mac mini, you'll need a few things to make it a viable computer, and that includes a keyboard.

Click here for all standard Windows Keyboard Layouts.

With the Magic Keyboard Layouts, we try to make your Apple keyboard more compatible with Windows.

Supported keyboard layouts

Click the language to see a preview of the key mappings.
BelgiumCanadian MultilingualCzech
DanishDutch
English - BritishEnglish - InternationalEnglish - United States
FinnishFrenchGerman
HungarianItalianNorwegian
PolishPortugueseRussian
SpanishSwedishSwiss French + German
Turkish FTurkish Q

Install the Magic Keyboard Layouts

If your keyboard works fine there is no need to install the Magic Keyboard Layouts.

Keyboard
Download linkWindows versionsVersionRelease date
MagicKeyboardLayouts-Setup-1.11.exeWindows 7+8+10, 32+64bit1.111 Oct 2020
Changelog

Mac users: Do not install. Similar layouts have been already installed with BootCamp. Follow the instructions below, but look for (Apple) as name suffix.

Add the layout as input method

After installation, the new keyboard layouts have been installed. Now you need to add yours as a new input method.

Note: In case you can't find your (Magic Utilities) layout, restart your computer.

Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) or later

  • Open Settings
  • Select Time & Langauge
  • Select Region & language
  • Below '+ Add a language' click on your language i.e. English (Australia)
  • Click on the upcoming Options button
  • Click Add a keyboard
  • Select your keyboard layout which ends with (Magic Utilities), i.e. German (Magic Utilities)

Example: Install and activate the German (Magic Utilities) keyboard layout (animated GIF).

Windows 10 before version 1803 (April 2018 Update)

  • Open the Control Panel
  • Make sure it's set to View by:Category
  • Under Language and Region click Change input methods to open Language Preferences
  • Click Options on the right of your language
  • Under Input method click Add an input method
  • Select the language of your keyboard with (Magic Utilities) as a suffix
  • Click the Add button at the bottom right
  • Click the Save button at the bottom right

Magic Keyboard 3

Windows 7

  • Open the Control Panel
  • Make sure it's set to View by:Category
  • Under Language and Region click Change keyboards or other input methods to open Keyboards and Language preferences tab.
  • Click the Change keyboards.. button
  • Click the Add.. button
  • Scroll to your language and press the [+] to expand the branch
  • Press [+] again to expand the Keyboard branch
  • Select the checkbox of the language with the (Magic Utilities) suffix
  • Click OK at the right
  • Click OK at the bottom
  • Click OK at the bottom

Activate the layout

You have two keyboard layouts installed, the current layout and the new layout. In the Windows system tray (right side of the Windows taskbar) you will see a language abbreviation. Click it and activate the new layout.

We can't test every Apple keyboard out there, there are too many different language models which are not available to buy in every region. Let us know if we missed something.

Any Windows desktop°

Supports Windows 7*, 8* and 10, both 32bit and 64bit platforms.

° Windows on ARM is currently not supported.
* Feature freeze for Windows 7+8 versions.

Windows 10 drivers are cross-signed by Microsoft and support UEFI Secure Boot on any PC including all (Intel based) Apple Macs via BootCamp.

BootCamp compatible

All Magic Utilities are compatible with Apple BootCamp and can be used on any Apple windows emulator free. computer, including Macs.

Original device specific BootCamp features will not work until the device related Magic Utility has been uninstalled.

Bluetooth

No more cable clutter. Wireless Bluetooth support for all external Apple input devices.

A compatible Bluetooth adapter / driver is required.

Seamless USB

Apple magic keyboard pc compatible windows 10
Download linkWindows versionsVersionRelease date
MagicKeyboardLayouts-Setup-1.11.exeWindows 7+8+10, 32+64bit1.111 Oct 2020
Changelog

Mac users: Do not install. Similar layouts have been already installed with BootCamp. Follow the instructions below, but look for (Apple) as name suffix.

Add the layout as input method

After installation, the new keyboard layouts have been installed. Now you need to add yours as a new input method.

Note: In case you can't find your (Magic Utilities) layout, restart your computer.

Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) or later

  • Open Settings
  • Select Time & Langauge
  • Select Region & language
  • Below '+ Add a language' click on your language i.e. English (Australia)
  • Click on the upcoming Options button
  • Click Add a keyboard
  • Select your keyboard layout which ends with (Magic Utilities), i.e. German (Magic Utilities)

Example: Install and activate the German (Magic Utilities) keyboard layout (animated GIF).

Windows 10 before version 1803 (April 2018 Update)

  • Open the Control Panel
  • Make sure it's set to View by:Category
  • Under Language and Region click Change input methods to open Language Preferences
  • Click Options on the right of your language
  • Under Input method click Add an input method
  • Select the language of your keyboard with (Magic Utilities) as a suffix
  • Click the Add button at the bottom right
  • Click the Save button at the bottom right

Magic Keyboard 3

Windows 7

  • Open the Control Panel
  • Make sure it's set to View by:Category
  • Under Language and Region click Change keyboards or other input methods to open Keyboards and Language preferences tab.
  • Click the Change keyboards.. button
  • Click the Add.. button
  • Scroll to your language and press the [+] to expand the branch
  • Press [+] again to expand the Keyboard branch
  • Select the checkbox of the language with the (Magic Utilities) suffix
  • Click OK at the right
  • Click OK at the bottom
  • Click OK at the bottom

Activate the layout

You have two keyboard layouts installed, the current layout and the new layout. In the Windows system tray (right side of the Windows taskbar) you will see a language abbreviation. Click it and activate the new layout.

We can't test every Apple keyboard out there, there are too many different language models which are not available to buy in every region. Let us know if we missed something.

Any Windows desktop°

Supports Windows 7*, 8* and 10, both 32bit and 64bit platforms.

° Windows on ARM is currently not supported.
* Feature freeze for Windows 7+8 versions.

Windows 10 drivers are cross-signed by Microsoft and support UEFI Secure Boot on any PC including all (Intel based) Apple Macs via BootCamp.

BootCamp compatible

All Magic Utilities are compatible with Apple BootCamp and can be used on any Apple windows emulator free. computer, including Macs.

Original device specific BootCamp features will not work until the device related Magic Utility has been uninstalled.

Bluetooth

No more cable clutter. Wireless Bluetooth support for all external Apple input devices.

A compatible Bluetooth adapter / driver is required.

Seamless USB

Set Up Magic Keyboard With Pc

Seamless wired USB support for all recharg­­­able Apple input devices. Plug-in, recharge and continue to work.

Supported USB devices:

  • Magic Keyboard
  • Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
  • Magic Trackpad 2
  • Magic Mouse 2 (recharge only)

Low battery alerts

Battery indicator and customizable battery alerts for all devices on Bluetooth and USB connections.

Retina

Windows High DPI support for all user interfaces. No blurry text or graphics on your retina screen.

High DPI is currently implemented in Windows 7 compatibility mode. Per monitor High DPI support is on the roadmap.





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