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November 1st, 2009

Making Apple's Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard work in Windows

Posted by David Morgenstern @ 9:39 pm

Categories: Bluetooth, Boot Camp, Windows

Tags: Mouse, Wireless Keyboard, Apple Inc., Wireless, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems

A recent Apple Support Note says that “certain features” on the new Magic Mouse and the Apple Wireless keyboard are having trouble in Windows on Boot Camp.  A fix was posted for downloading late last week.

Certain features such as up-down scrolling on the Apple Magic Mouse and brightness controls, volume controls, the Eject key, and the key combination Control-Alt-Delete on the Apple Wireless Keyboard (2009) may not work with Boot Camp.

The fix is the Bluetooth Update 1.0 for Windows and must be downloaded to your copy of Windows XP or Vista running in Boot Camp. Hey, not a word about System 7.

David MorgensternDavid Morgenstern has covered the Mac market and other technology segments for 20 years. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.


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