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Does Apple Magic Mouse Work with Windows PC?

Yes, a Magic Mouse by Apple will work with a Windows PC. There are, of course, a few caveats to this, such as not having all the Apple Magic Mouse’s functionality, but you can get it to work, and there are possible solutions to some of the functionality issues.

My name is Eric, and I have put together and used many different computer systems since the early 1980s. As a software engineer and an electrical engineer, I love to find solutions for problems like getting an Apple mouse to work on a PC.

I have indicated above that an Apple mouse will work with a PC, but if you want to hear more details about this, keep reading. I will discuss connecting a USB mouse versus a Bluetooth Mouse and point you in the right direction to getting some of that missing functionality to work on Windows.

Mouse Type

If you are trying to connect an Apple mouse to a PC machine running Windows, there’s a good chance that you will be able to get it to work, but you will need to consider the type of Apple mouse when you are trying to connect it.

USB Mouse

If the Apple mouse you are trying to use with a PC is a USB mouse with a cord, getting it to work is relatively simple. You can just plug the mouse into an available USB port. The PC will recognize the device and find an available driver for it.

For a test, I dug up this old Apple USB mouse from the early 2000s. I plugged it into an old Windows 7 Machine. It took about 30 seconds or so for the PC to find the correct driver, but it connected and began working once it found it.

Bluetooth Mouse

If you’re looking to connect a Bluetooth mouse such as a Magic Mouse or Magic Mouse 2, it should work just as a USB mouse did. Connect the Bluetooth mouse to the PC, and it will find a standard driver.

The only difference is with a Bluetooth mouse, you will need to pair it and connect it using the normal method that you would use to pair and connect any Bluetooth device to the PC. Most PC pairing/connection procedures are very straightforward, and you can quickly look them up.

Once you connect a USB or Bluetooth mouse to your PC, you will find that it has the basic mouse functionality, but you may not have all the features typically available when connected to a Mac.

Basic Functionality

As mentioned above, when you connect an Apple mouse to your PC, you will have the basic functionalities of a mouse available to you. By that, I mean you will be able to move the mouse pointer around the screen, and you will be able to click and double-click on things.

Other things like right-clicking and scrolling will not work. There are ways to right-click using the mouse and keyboard, and you can scroll using the keyboard, so if you are ok with the basic functionality, you will be good to go.

Full Functionality

If you want to have the full functionality of the mouse just like you would have using it on a Mac, you will need to install software that will allow the other features to work. Since Apple provides Bootcamp and the ability to run Windows on a Mac, they have software available to enable all the features of an Apple Mouse.

While this software is meant to be used with Windows running on a Mac machine, it can also be used on a PC machine running Windows. You can use the steps below to download and install the software.

Note: The instructions below are for a wireless Bluetooth Apple Mouse such as the Magic Mouse, but you can find software for USB types, and they will have a similar procedure.

Step 1: If you have already connected the Bluetooth mouse to your Windows Machine, disconnect it now.

Step 3: Follow the instructions from the link above to unzip the contents of the download and then navigate to the bootcamp5.1.5769\Bootcamp\Drivers\Apple folder.

Step 4: Find and double-click on a file called AppleWirelessMouseDriver64.exe. This will install a new wireless mouse driver.

Step 5: Go into Bluetooth settings and reconnect the mouse.

Once this is completed, you should have full mouse functionality, and it should work just as it does on any macOS.

FAQs

Below are a few questions that often come up about using an Apple mouse on a PC.

What if the mouse actions still do not feel right on my PC?

Now that you have the mouse working on your PC, it’s possible that it still does not feel right. In this case, you may need to adjust the mouse settings in Windows.

Is there other software available to get my Apple Mouse working?

There are third-party applications you can download to help you get your mouse’s features working and adjust them to your liking. If you do a Google search, you will find them. Some of them will cost money but may be worth the price if you rely on your Apple mouse.

Will the mouse driver for Bootcamp work for a Windows Virtual Machine?

Yes, it will. Just download it as described above and install it, and you should be good to go.

Conclusion

Most all versions of the Apple mouse will work on a PC. In most cases, a driver will be automatically installed when you plug the mouse in, but you may not have full functionality with the basic driver. You can get all functionality by downloading and installing the drivers designed for Bootcamp.

I hope the information above has helped you to get your Apple mouse working on your PC. As usual, let me know if you have any questions or comments. I would love to hear from you.

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MacBook Pro Boot Camp Windows 10 bluetooth mouse and keyboard problem

I have just installed the Boot Camp with the latest Windows 10 to my MacBook Pro 13″ 2017 macOS 10.14.2. The installation went fine but the Might Mouse and Apple keyboard not working on Windows.

The first time I logged in to the Windows, I checked the Device Manager, both mouse and keyboard were installed under the Bluetooth, all the bluetooth devices reported fine, the mouse and keyboard were paired under the Bluetooth configuration but nothing of them worked.

I cannot remove / unpaired them somehow, I try to turn off the Bluetooth but once it is turned off, I cannot turn it back on again.

I then logged on back to macOS, the mouse and keyboard worked fine, I unpaired them from Mac and booted to Windows, paired them on Windows, it worked. I then booted back to the Mac side and paired them, it also worked on Mac but once I booted to Windows, it stopped working again.

Tried reset SMC, reinstalling both Windows and macOS or tried to manually install the Windows driver from Boot Camp support software did not help (the Broadcom driver was installed but Windows could not start the device, they only work with the Windows default drivers) did not help.

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Как подключить Magic Mouse к Windows-компьютеру

Apple Magic Mouse – возможно, самая необычная компьютерная мышь в мире. Почему? У неё есть всего одна кнопка, а поверхность распознает мультитач-жесты, так что происходящим на экране компьютера можно управлять жестами – так же, как на iPhone или iPad. Хотите попробовать такую мышку на своём ПК на Windows?

Подключить Magic Mouse к компьютеру на Windows просто – достаточно включить на ПК модуль Bluetooth. Но после сопряжения мыши и компьютера вы получите самую обыкновенную мышку, да к тому же ещё и однокнопочную. Все «сочные» фишки вроде нажатия в любой точке, нажатия правой кнопки мыши двумя пальцами, скроллинга веб-страниц и фотографий двумя пальцами, импульсной прокрутки протестировать не получится. В чём дело?

В позиции Apple, которая сделала Magic Mouse официально совместимой только с компьютерами Mac. Но не расстраивайтесь – уникальные жесты «яблочной» мышки все-таки можно перенести на ПК. Сразу несколько способов по настройке Magic Mouse под Windows предлагается ниже.

Способ I – Magic Mouse Utilities

Самый простой вариант «подружить» мышь Apple с вашим компьютером – набор бесплатных сторонних программ от разработчика Trackpadmagic.

1. Убедитесь, что на вашем ПК есть модуль Bluetooth. Если его нет, приобретите специальный Bluetooth-адаптер. Рекомендуемая модель для покупки – IOGEAR Bluetooth 4.0 USB Micro Adapter (GBU521), он проверен на работу с Magic Mouse. Пожалуйста, имейте в виду – с «яблочной» мышью совместим не каждый адаптер. Так что при прочих равных следует отдать предпочтение именно модели, приведенной выше.

2. Скачайте драйвер Magic Mouse. C его помощью вы сможете подключить мышь к компьютеру на Windows и получить базовую функциональность.

3. Скачайте и установите Magic Mouse Utility. C её помощью вы получите доступ к «продвинутым» функциям вроде скроллинга и возможности следить за уровнем заряда батареи. Условие – утилита должна быть включена всякий раз, когда вы пользуетесь чудо-мышкой Apple. Для этого зайдите в настройки и активируйте автозапуск сразу же после загрузки Windows.

4. Подключите Magic Mouse к ПК через Bluetooth. Если во время сопряжения возникнут проблемы, попробуйте провести сопряжение устройств с кодом 0000.

Способ II – установка драйверов Bootcamp

Bootcamp – набор драйверов для работы «железа» Apple в окружении Windows. Обычно их используют для установки «винды» второй системой на Mac, но подойдут они и в нашем случае.

Идеальный вариант для установки – последовательная установка версий драйверов Bootcamp.

1. Скачайте Bootcamp 3.0, смонтируйте его образ на диске и запустите файл Setup. После окончания установки перезагрузите ПК.
2. Установите версию Bootcamp 3.1 (32-разрядные ПК, 64-разрядные ПК). Затем снова перезагрузите ПК.
3. Установите Bootcamp версии 3.2 (32-разрядные ПК, 64-разрядные ПК). Перезагрузите компьютер.

Если желания «накатывать» все версии Bootcamp у вас нет, установите два драйвера: AppleWT и AppleMultiTP

Если Magic Mouse по-прежнему не работает:

1. Откройте на компьютере раздел настроек Bluetooth, выберите Добавить устройство.
2. Включите Magic Mouse.
3. Когда Windows распознает мышь, добавьте её в список устройств.

Готово! Теперь вы можете опробовать Magic Mouse в действии. Доступны будут не все функции, но самое интересное – жесты, клики, скроллинг – доступны Windows.

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