I was having some issues pairing my new Apple Wireless Keyboard with Windows 7, some hunting around came up with a variety of suggestions, from hacking the registry to installing alternative Bluetooth software (neither of which I would recommend, as they are far more likely to break more that it fixes). In the end the procedure was straight forward if unfortunately not as simple as it was for every other Bluetooth keyboard I’ve used.
If you already have Bluetooth setup on your pc of laptop, simply use the windows default bluetooth wizard…
- Turn on wireless keys ON and Bluetooth on PC ON (make sure it’s discoverable)
- Open the ‘Devices and Printers’ panel
- Select ‘Add a device’
- Let it scan for your keyboard, which may come up as just ‘keyboard’ or as an ‘Apple Keyboard’
- Select use your own Passkeys and type in 1111 using your existing keyboard.
- Although it won’t look like it, it will now be waiting for you to enter the same password on your new Apple keyboard (remember to press enter)
- If successful it will prompt that the device is installed and ready to use.
Check out the Apple Wireless Keyboard on Amazon US or Amazon UK