Keyboard that allows pause/break, prt screen etc?

I use Windows 10 in Bootcamp a lot, and currently I use a Logitech keyboard when using Windows and a Magic Apple keyboard when I'm using macOS.

I need the functionality of the Windows num pad keys, e.g. pause/break, etc.

Ideally, I would like to dump the Logitech keyboard as it looks not so good, and it's messy swapping keyboards all the time.

I have looked at various bolt on numpads for Mac, e.g. Belkin or Cateck, but can't see which ones will provide the functionality I need. They all seem to have keys like home/page down/end, etc. but it is not always obvious about things like the pause/break key.

Also, I know there is supposed to be a way of getting these keys using the standard Apple Magic Keyboard, e.g. Shift+Fn+F11 for print screen, but they don't work if you have the function keys set to 'standard function keys' in Bootcamp control panel.

Can anyone recommend a solution to this, e.g. a numpad type extension that works with the keys I mentioned? Does the large Apple Magic Keyboard work with all these Windows keys?

iPhone 6s, iMac late 2015, etc. etc.

Posted on Mar 8, 2018 2:36 AM

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Apr 3, 2018 7:31 AM in response to igmackenzie

Another false dawn, I'm afraid. After everything working OK for a few hours today, I left my Mac for an hour or so, and when I came back, it wouldn't wake from sleep with either the MT2 or MK.

So, I selected restart using the Logitech mouse and then the trackpad wasn't recognised in macOS again. I then went to BT preferences, and the MT2 just will not even show the connect button.

I had to 'remove' it, and now I can't get it back.

About to really give up. I might try an Apple support call tomorrow when I've calmed down, but I don't hold out much hope.

This really is crazy!

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