Connecting Wireless Keyboard to iMac through Bluetooth

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Connecting Wireless Keyboard to iMac through Bluetooth

My Apple wireless keyboard became disconnected from my iMac, and the computer restarted, so now I cannot access System Preferences to reconnect the two. How else can I connect them? Thank you.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 9:17 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 29, 2021 9:22 AM in response to thankyou1971

The following will require any USB keyboard and mouse. If you don’t have them, borrow or buy them, they are inexpensive!

Connect the USB keyboard and mouse to the computer.
Open System Preferences – Bluetooth
Un-pair the wireless keyboard and mouse.
Turn off Bluetooth
Restart the computer in Safe Mode per the directions in https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Restart the computer normally.
Open System Preferences – Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth
Re-Pair the wireless keyboard and mouse.
Unplug the USB keyboard and mouse and begin testing the wireless devices again.

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Old Toad

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Jan 29, 2021 10:38 AM in response to thankyou1971

Does your wireless keyboard have rechargeable batteries via a USB cable? If so then connect it via the USB cable and it will act as a wired keyboard.

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Connecting Wireless Keyboard to iMac through Bluetooth

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