Connect the drive you want to be able to eject with a keyboard shortcut to your system, and then launch the app. Get full use of an apple keyboard in windows boot camp. Some apple keyboards have an eject key, usually located in the upper right corner of the keyboard. Oct 05, 2014 this utility works on windows 7, 8, 8. If youre wondering how to eject cds and dvds using a windows keyboard. Open a new finder window and in the column on left select the disc icon and press the eject button next to it. Press the eject key to eject the cd or dvd from the drive. When you use a windows pc keyboard on a macintosh computer, the keyboard shortcuts that you use map to different keys.
How can i map the eject key on a microsoft keyboard or create a. How to use a windows pc keyboard on mac by remapping command. If youre looking to get a little more from your keyboards eject key, however, there are some thirdparty options to help superpower it. If youre used to mac keyboard shortcuts, you may want to make the command key function as the control key. I love it though, and i think its the best bluetooth keyboard around the problem is, while most keys generally work fine, certain keys are missing. Press the media eject button on the keyboard, located in the top row of keys. This is really a very simply little program, written in delphi, with the following features. How to eject a cd from your mac using a pc keyboard or usb mouse. You can also add a keyboard shortcut from the shortcuts properties window.
Why does the magic keyboard 2 have an eject button. If your keyboard doesnt include these keys, you can recreate them using the onscreen keyboard. At least five keys have different names or symbols on a windows keyboard than they do on a mac keyboard, which can make it difficult to follow macrelated instructions. Your macs magic keyboard has an eject key, but it doesnt need one. If you are able to eject the cddvd drive by clicking the eject button present in my computer then it might be that there is a problem with the hardware. In particular, the primary key that is used in keyboard shortcuts in combination with other keys is frequently different.
The following options work with a pc keayboard and mouse. How to remap keyboard keys in windows such as the with apple. It is a windows keyboard, but after remapping the alt and windows keys, it works just like a mac keyboard. Im using a g4 powermac backup to the powerbook with which im registered with a pc keyboard.
Rightclick the windows desktop, select new and shortcut to open the window in the shot below. On any keyboard, including those originally designed for use with a windows pc, press. How to eject a cd from your mac using a pc keyboard or usb. Im not sure how to remap that command to another key. For some time the button on my keyboard has not opened the drive, but i assumed it was a hardware problem. Neithe the button on the keyboard or eject on screen work. After configuring doublecommand using the settings in bold, above, the dell keyboard worked exactly like my mac keyboard. May 29, 20 quick tutorial on how to remove a dvd or cd from the superdrive when the eject button on mac display or the keyboard isnt working. Studio 1558 laptop dvd eject button on keyboard inop. Click the more button at the bottom left and select options. You have a really nice mac, but youre using a windows keyboard since there is. Use one of these options to quickly and easily get your disc out. Feb 22, 2020 eject usb drive with keyboard shortcut.
Hi, with bootcamp there are now some users installing windows on their macs. Press the eject button press the media eject button on the keyboard, located in the. How to remap keyboard keys in windows such as the with. They dont sell anything with optical drives anymore, except the soon to be discontinued nonretina macbook pro. For ejecting the dvd tray using windows 10, you can make use of any of the three methods listed below. For doing this, you just need to locate the eject button which is most likely to be present on your dvd tray or towards either of its sides. If a cd is inserted in a mac, the desktop will display an icon for it. I can still eject the dvd with software eject command, but want the button back. How to make your mac keyboards eject key useful again.
Whether you use boot camp to run windows on a mac or just use an apple keyboard with a generic windows pc, youll probably find this app useful. Now the eject on the screen does not open the drive either. Click apply ok to close the window, and then press the shortcut key to eject a cddvd. Launch apples disk utility application, select the stuck cddvd and hit the eject button. Whether youre primarily a windows user or primarily an os x user, the layout doesnt feel quite right when you run windows in boot camp but you can fix that there are several possible ways you might want to rearrange these keyboard shortcuts depending on what youre used to. Macos create a sleep keyboard shortcut on a windows keyboard. How to remap windows keyboard shortcuts in boot camp on a mac. In particular, the primary key that is used in keyboard shortcuts in. The disk may take a few seconds to eject if you were using it immediately before pressing the eject button. Press the eject key to eject the cd or dvd from the drive on any keyboard, including those originally designed for use with a windows pc, press and hold the f12 key until the cd or dvd is ejected from the drive. On windows this key has no effect until i install the special keyboarddriver. If none of these solution works, theres a pretty good chance that theres a hardware problem. I have my 17 unibody macbook pro connected to my 30 display and would like to have its lid closed while working however, i realized that the eject key is missing in my logitech g15 keyboard.
Quick tutorial on how to remove a dvd or cd from the superdrive when the eject button on mac display or the keyboard isnt working. Mac keyboard shortcuts and their windows equivalents laptop mag. Remap the eject key to windows delete i removed the cd drive of my late 2011 macbook pro to make space to an ssd, so i would like to know if theres a way to. You can put a snapshot of screen into your clipboard on windows with the print screen button. It would only really be handy if the drive is empty and even then you wouldnt save much time, if any, over just holding down the eject button the keyboard for 5 seconds.
The cddvd drive will not open to insert a disc on my studion xps. If the cd trayslot is working correctly, the disk should slide right out. Support for apple keyboard ejectkey posted in suggestions. Hello, i have installed windows 7 on my macbook pro via boot camp. Is there a key or combination of keys on this keyboard equal to the disc eject button on an apple keyboard. Alas, if you have a mac that lacks either an eject key or a touch bar. The windows key is the key right next to the space bar which has a windows logo on top. Are there any keyboards, besides apple, that have an eject button for superdrive. Pushing the eject button on the drive will not pop a disc out if it is still mounted on the desktop. On windows this key has no effect until i install the special keyboard driver. You could install autohotkey on windows and use the following script however, the. This might be handy if you dont have an apple keyboard and cannot boot into the.
If the cd does not eject, place the computer in sleep mode, then press the media eject key again. Fully use your apple keyboard in windows with apple. If you unmount the disc in osx, it opens the drive, unless you do it through disc utility unmount in which case pushing the drive button will pop the disc out. If youre looking to get a little more from your keyboard s eject key, however, there are some thirdparty options to help superpower it.
I dont know how to map a key to the eject key, but you can easily create a new shortcut with automator and services. I noticed that the eject button does not work while in windows 7 but works fine in mac os x. In windows on your mac, use any of the following methods to eject a cd or dvd. You could also, i believe, use the keyboard shortcuts section of the keyboard system pref to create a custom shortcut for the eject menu item in the finder, which wouldnt be quite a smooth as the eject key i believe youll need to have the disk selected for it to work, but its another workaround. Remap the eject key to windows delete i removed the cd drive of my late 2011 macbook pro to make space to an ssd, so i would like to know if theres a way to remap the eject key and have it delete like fn backspace does. You can use an apple keyboard or a keyboard designed for microsoft windows with your mac. A macs keyboard layout just isnt quite right for windows. This button has no text but features an icon that looks like an up arrow with a single line underneath.
I love it though, and i think its the best bluetooth keyboard around the problem is, while. You can create a new shortcut by following these steps. Windows keyboard equivalents for the macs special keys. How to eject a usb drive with a keyboard shortcut on.
I click enter on my keyboard when it gets to to setup windows xp now, press enter i hit enter nothing happens. The dvd eject button on the upper keyboard that looks like an upward arrow with underscore has always worked to eject a cddvd but the button no longer has any affect. It is the easiest and simplest method of ejecting the dvd tray. Press the eject button press the media eject button on the keyboard, located in the top row of keys. Osx eject button on keyboard apple ios os help fix mac. The eject key unfortunately does not have a key code, so either they keyboard supports it or it doesnt, and you have to make a workaround.
Unlike a pc, there is no eject button on the cd drive of a mac. This might be handy if you dont have an apple keyboard and cannot boot into the operating system. Eject from itunes eject your cd directly from itunes either by using the eject. When running windows on your mac through bootcamp, you might be searching for the cddvd eject button every now and then, and back in the day 2009 i wrote a little application for that for my own use.
Mar 03, 2012 these are instructions on how to eject a cd from your mac using a pc keyboard or usb mouse. How can i map the eject key on a microsoft keyboard or. In both situations driver, no driver its not possible to use that key in autohotkey. The apple keyboard has a special key to eject cdsdvds. I suppose that icon could be linked to a keyboard shorcut, but the problem is that the unused key i want to use cannot be used for keyboard shortcuts, i think, as it doesnt produce any character, normally. Ejector gives the vestigial eject key a reason to exist tidbits. How to remap windows keyboard shortcuts in boot camp on a. A windows users guide to mac os x keyboard shortcuts. Support for apple keyboard eject key posted in suggestions. Simply press the eject key located at the top right of the apple keyboard.
Many of the keys that youd see on a pc have equivalent keys on an apple keyboard. Is there someway to map out a dedicated eject key in one of the many keys in logitech g15. My mac pro tower computer doesnt seem to have an eject button for its cddvd drive. It is missing one particular feature and that is the eject key. I have already installed all drivers needed but still not working. How to eject a usb drive with a keyboard shortcut on windows 10. Drag the cddvd icon to the trash, reboot the mac and hold down the mouse button, or the eject button on your keyboard.
Apparently, the button is on the keyboard that it came with. The following are the primary key substitutions on the windows keyboard, and their macintosh equivalents. Keyboard mappings using a pc keyboard on a macintosh. It auto detects cddvdbluray drives and adds their drive letters to the menu, so you can eject from there. You may simply press this key and the cd tray will eject the cd. Eject discs in windows with boot camp on mac apple support. But it is a working, connected key, as it operates as f5 when the fn key is held down, so the keyboard driver must be seeing the keypress. Open automater and create a service with a single run applescript action, containing the following code. How to eject a cd on a mac mini with pc keyboard and mouse. So i either need a way to finish the install or back out.
Use your apple keyboard in windows with boot camp apple. This one of those areas where you have to forget how the pc does it and just do it the mac way. I use the cddvd so infrequently, that today when i had to make a duplicate of an old home movie dvd, i discovered the eject button no longer works. These are instructions on how to eject a cd from your mac using a pc keyboard or usb mouse. This key is in the topright corner of your macs keyboard. How to eject cd from mac ejecting cd or dvd from a mac. For example, a software manual may tell you to hold down the command key. In file explorer, rightclick the disc icon, then choose eject. I am unable to eject the dvd drive through the eject button. Aug, 2016 i use the cddvd so infrequently, that today when i had to make a duplicate of an old home movie dvd, i discovered the eject button no longer works. It detects if the tray is open, and if there is a disk inside the cddvdbluray player or not. It runs in the background, and when you press the eject key, a window opens showing all ejectable volumes. How to remap keyboard keys in windows such as the with apple keyboard i use the apple bluetooth wireless keyboard, but i use it with my windows computer, not a mac. Jun 29, 2010 hello, i have installed windows 7 on my macbook pro via boot camp.