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<div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/apple-wireless-keyboard-windows.jpg" alt="Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper for Windows" title="apple-wireless-keyboard-windows" width="300" height="394" class="alignright size-full wp-image-25491" /> The appropriately named “Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper” is a nice free Windows tool that restores many of the Windows-specific functions and keys that are seemingly lost when using an Apple keyboard, including the Delete key, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/05/13/print-screen-mac/">Print Screen</a>, CTRL+ALT+DEL, volume adjustment, function toggle, and more. </p>

<p>After running the exe, function keys on an Apple keyboard will be assigned to the following Windows commands:</p>

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<li>F3: Print Screen (rather than <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/19/print-screen-boot-camp/">default</a>)</li>

<li>F4: Task Manager</li>

<li>F7-F9: iTunes control</li>

<li>F10-F12: System volume Control</li>

<li>Eject button toggles Fkeys/Functions.</li>

<li>Fn + F key triggers function (useful when in F keys mode)</li>

<li>Fn + Backspace = Delete</li>

<li>Fn+ Eject: Eject CD</li>

</ul>

<p>Whether you use Boot Camp to run Windows on a Mac or just use an Apple Keyboard with a generic Windows PC, you’ll probably find this app useful. (Despite the name, the app works with Apple’s wireless keyboards in addition to Apple wired USB keyboards.)</p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://applewirelesskbrd.codeplex.com/">Download AppleWirelessKeyboardHelper from Codeplex for free</a></li>

</ul>

<p>Nice find by <a href="http://applewirelesskbrd.codeplex.com/">Lifehacker</a> for anyone who switches regularly between the Mac and Windows worlds.</p>

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