Because I am now working on a .Net project and I don't want to work on a PC ๐ , I decided to install Windows as guest on my Mac in VirtualBox. Can you upgrade your macbook air storage.
Everything works perfectly fine except that Windows doesn't like my Apple keyboard. What a surprise! ๐
Everything works perfectly fine except that Windows doesn't like my Apple keyboard. What a surprise! ๐
After a quick search on Google, I found a fix for:
Apple Macbook Keyboard Layout Software
Technical Specifications Laptop Brand: Apple Series Name: MacBook Retina 12' Model Number: A1534 Year: 2015 Layout: USA/UK Language: English (USA) Power Button: Yes Color: Black Size: Medium Condition: Brand New & Original (QC) Warranty (Replacement): 1 Year (360 Days). read more Fitting Charge: Applicable. See details Tips: When you want to buy a laptop keyboard, you must follow. Apple in June 2018 launched a keyboard repair program for MacBook and MacBook Pro models equipped with butterfly keys, and in May 2019, the program was expanded to encompass all MacBook, MacBook. The difference between PC and Mac keyboard's number pad are: The arrangement of plus minus multiply divide keys are different. PC keyboard has NumLock key. Apple keyboard does not have Number Lock toggle. Apple keyboard has clear. Apple's Numeric keypad has a equal = key. Back to Keyboard Shortcut/Layout Tutorial. To serve the functionality of the Macintosh operating systems (and because of historical differences), the Apple Keyboard's layout differs somewhat from that of the ubiquitous IBM PC keyboard, mainly in its modifier and special keys. Some of these keys have unique symbols defined in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Technical.
- the Apple German keyboard: http://www.miscdebris.net/blog/2009/04/17/apple-keyboard-keymap-german-for-windows-running-as-guest-on-mac-os-x-host-in-virtualbox/
- the Apple Swedish keyboard: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/1871#comment:11
- and even the MacBook Pro UK keyboard: http://www.linickx.com/archives/2931/macbook-pro-uk-keyboard-layout
But I didn't find anything for the โnormal' Apple UK keyboard. Unfortunately, I can't use the MacBook Pro UK keyboard layout because it is slightly different than the USB and Wireless Apple UK keyboards layout. ๐
So my friend Google ๐ didn't leave me any other choice than create my own keymap for this keyboard using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
You can download it clicking on the following link: Keyboard Layout Setup Files (English UK โ Apple). And here is the source KLC file if you want to make change to it: Source KLC File for English UK โ Apple Keyboard Layout.
To use, simply unzip, run setup, and then in your keyboard settings (Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options) change to 'United Kingdom โ Custom'. You may wish to remove the default UK keyboard to avoid confusion. If it still doesn't work, don't hesitate to reboot Windows! ๐
This is working well on my VirtualBox but it should also work on any Windows instance (i.e. VMWare, Parallels, etc).
Apple Macbook Keyboard Layout Software
