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Using an Apple Magic keyboard

Rob Janssen edited this page Jan 29, 2018 · 4 revisions

You can try these mappings when using an Apple Magic Keyboard (with numpad):

Screenshot

This is the registry data:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,37,e0,64,00,46,00,65,00,\
  20,e0,67,00,6a,e0,68,00,2e,e0,69,00,30,e0,6a,00,45,00,45,e0,5b,e0,38,00,38,\
  00,5b,e0,5c,e0,38,e0,38,e0,5c,e0,00,00,00,00

Save the above in a .reg file (e.g. "apple_keyboard.reg" for example), double-click the file, allow it to be imported. Log off and back on (you may need to reboot) and you're set!

This maps:

  • F13 -> PrtScr
  • F14 -> Scroll Lock
  • F15 -> Sorry, can't map to break
  • F16 -> (Un)Mute
  • F17 -> Web: Back
  • F18 -> Volume Down
  • F19 -> Volume Up
  • Clear -> NumLock
  • Left Option -> Left Windows
  • Left Command -> Left Alt
  • Right Option -> Right Windows
  • Right Command -> Right Alt

Unfortunately the key (between F12 and F13) and the fn button cannot be mapped (the latter would be mapped to insert).

Tip: combine the above settings with Tray Status Pro to show the numlock and caps-lock states (can also do scroll-lock).

The menu key is missing on the Apple Magic Keyboard so it's not mapped in the above (maybe possible to use F17 for; but haven't figured out the codes (yet)). The rest works as expected.


Based on #64