Apple Wireless Keyboard

Kosmiche · 6 Feb 2012 at 11:44

Does anyone use one and with Windows 7?

I've narrowed it down as the keyboard I want, but I've read some of the keys don't function in W7 like the delete key.

Any way around this, I'm quite savvy I don't mind installing software to get it working as it should. I would need all the keys on the board to operate as they are indicated by the lettering, unfortunately I game on the only pc in the house and my family need to type properly.

If I have to install third party software to get it to work, I don't mind I can handle that.

Thanks!

pingwing · 6 Feb 2012 at 11:50

Iv got the wired apple keyboard (wanted the number pad for some civ2 action) but if you just download and install the w7 bootcamp drivers that lets you use all the keyboard functions in windows

The latest 3.2 update fixed the media keys in itunes for me too!

uniQ · 6 Feb 2012 at 12:30

I occaisonally use my bluetooth Apple keyboard on a Windows Desktop, the Trackpad isa bit fussy but they keyboard works just fine using the bootcamp drivers on a non bootcamped PC. All the keys work as you would expect, no problems with deleting.

Rhys-M · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:16

It should work, but like others have said you will need lastest boot camp drivers. I've never run it on a non bootcamped PC though

dav3evans · 9 Feb 2012 at 01:10

I've only ever used these through Bootcamp, I tried to setup a wireless keyboard on a Windows laptop once, but it couldn't pick anything up at all.

Beasty · 10 Feb 2012 at 12:10

Works fine without bootcamp but functionality is limited in some ways.

Someone made some software I believe that adds in this functionality.

Here's one but there are others I believe, one even shows the mac style icons when using the fn keys.

http://code.google.com/p/uawks/

dav3evans · 10 Feb 2012 at 12:32

Nice link, I'll check that out later as well

woodsman uk · 11 Feb 2012 at 20:08

I use Uawks for some time with W7
There are some oddities with symbols; @ " ~ ect.
I've got used to them thou.
It has a few settings you can alter to get what you like.

Simon

edit.. it's set to english UK, what should it be set to?

Hyburnate · 11 Feb 2012 at 20:14

woodsman uk said:
I use Uawks for some time with W7
There are some oddities with symbols; @ " ~ ect.
I've got used to them thou.
It has a few settings you can alter to get what you like.

Simon

Surely just change the keyboard language? :S

Deleted member 77746 · 12 Feb 2012 at 13:25

Give this a go!

http://www.redmondpie.com/use-apple...onality-using-apple-wireless-keyboard-helper/

Faustus · 12 Feb 2012 at 15:02

Use it with W7 via parallels vm on my iMac, no issues.

IxD3ViiLx · 6 Mar 2012 at 22:20

Apple keyboard works great with Win7.

Dokinator · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:06

I have just purchased an apple wired keyboard for my windows 7 pc. I have heard bits about bootcamp but am unsure of the details and what this is. Please could somebody provide me with a link or tell me what I need to keep the functionality of the buttons within windows 7. For instance, the media buttons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

j6m · 26 Apr 2012 at 18:49

Dokinator said:
Please could somebody provide me with a link or tell me what I need to keep the functionality of the buttons within windows 7.

I think you'll be fine with what's already been suggested.

mrbell1984 said:
Give this a go!

http://www.redmondpie.com/use-apple...onality-using-apple-wireless-keyboard-helper/

The Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper is a free application which, despite the name, works with all of Apple’s keyboards.