Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 v1.0 x OS x El Captian 10.11.6

Hello! Can any help me figure out how to setup my MS Keyboard to my OS Desktop? I have downloaded Karabiner and my keyboard still is not working. Any suggestions / recommendations? Is there some sort of other software I can download to sink my keyboard to my desktop?


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Posted on Feb 22, 2019 2:52 PM

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Feb 22, 2019 3:37 PM in response to itsVee_B

Karabiner looks like part of what's involved. See if the following discussion helps:

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000… - Apple Community


According to the following, it might be possible to remove the drivers and access (most of?) the functions:

https://david.rothlis.net/keyboards/microsoft_natural_osx/


According to the following, Microsoft only supports add-on drivers through 10.7, and states that 10.7 through 10.10 have "Limited Functionality":

https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/keyboards/natural-ergonomic-keyboard-4000/b2m-00012#techspecs-connect


Interested in an alternative?


It looks like some folks have gotten (most of?) the Microsoft Sculpt keyboard working:

https://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/2vozkq/anyone_use_the_ms_sculpt_comfort_mouse_on_latest/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/microsoft-sculpt-ergonomic-keyboard-mac.1906151/


And among those ergonomic keyboards specifically for macOS: the Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard for Mac, and the Matias Ergo Pro.

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