Because I am now working on a .Net project and I don’t want to work on a PC ? , I decided to install Windows as guest on my Mac in VirtualBox.
Everything works perfectly fine except that Windows doesn’t like my Apple keyboard. What a surprise! ?
After a quick search on Google, I found a fix for:
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But I didn’t find anything for the ‘normal’ 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. ?
Mac Vs Windows Keyboard Layout
So my friend Google ? didn’t leave me any other choice than create my own keymap for this keyboard using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
Mac Keyboard Layouts for Windows Type accents on a Windows machine without using Insert Symbol View on GitHub Download.zip Download.tar.gz Mac Keyboard Layouts for Windows. Since the 1980s, Macintosh computers have included a keyboard layout that facilitates the typing of diacritics and other symbols through the use of the Option key. I was looking for a way to enable the Insert button on my MX Keys on Mac. This button indeed works only when the keyboard is in the Windows layout and goes into No-Op in the Mac layout. In order to switch it, I disabled 'Always keep the keyboard in Mac layout' and then switched the layout via holding `fn+p` for 3.
You can download it clicking on the following link: Keyboard Layout Setup Files (English UK – Apple). And here is the source KLC file if you want to make change to it: Source KLC File for English UK – 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 – 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! ?
This is working well on my VirtualBox but it should also work on any Windows instance (i.e. VMWare, Parallels, etc).
Description
[EN] French MacBook keyboard layout for Windows.
To be used in virtualized environments (Windows guests running on VMWare or VirtualBox), BootCamp, native Windows, etc.
[FR] Disposition de clavier MacBook français pour Windows.
A utiliser en environnement virtualisé (invités Windows sur VMWare, VirtualBox), BootCamp, Windows natif, etc. Instructions
[EN] Download le fichier fr_mac.zip, uncompress the archive and run setup.exe. Accept if a Windows UAC prompt appears. Then, configure the keyboard layout in the regional settings of the configuration panel.
[FR] Télécharger le fichier fr_map.zip, décompresser l’archive et lancer setup.exe. Accepter si une fenêtre Windows UAC apparaît. Ensuite, configurer la disposition du clavier dans les options du panneau de configuration.
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[EN] Compiled with Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4. Windows all versions.
Mac Keyboard Windows 10
[FR] Compiled with / Compilé avec Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4. Windows toutes versions.
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