Microsoft wireless keyboard 5000 driver windows 10

#Microsoft wireless keyboard 5000 driver windows 10 install
#Microsoft wireless keyboard 5000 driver windows 10 full

They replace keys that exist in whatever GUI IвЂ™m using, and that GUI already provides keyboard shortcuts anyway. Yes, they work, but no, I donвЂ™t use them. Oh, and those wonderful special purpose keys? They sit there mocking me. I still need to take a peek to hit F5/refresh. Then youвЂ™ve got to try and SEE the soft blue вЂњF5вЂќ (for example) since the Fn keys arenвЂ™t grouped into sets of four keys as in a typical keyboard.ДЇor comparison hereвЂ™s the keyboard I usually use:ДЄll that said, after an hour or so I was up to more or less my usual speed and error rate. First off, you need to hit the small blue F Lock key once to lock in the Fn Key behavior, instead of the menu shortcuts.

The tiny Esc/Fn Chiclet keys really take some getting used to. Also, those extra keys on the left are under my left pinkie (which used to pretty much hug the left edge of the standard keyboard I usually use) so that took a bit getting used to. ThatвЂ™s not a bad thing, itвЂ™s just a difference. I donвЂ™t even touch-type in the standard wayвЂ¦ IвЂ™m one of those four-finger-programmer/touch typists!) but to me the basic keys feel more like a high end вЂњdesktop replacementвЂќ laptop keyboard. The keyboard keys themselves are in a standard layout/spacing, with perhaps a tad shorter travel then a normal keyboard.

#Microsoft wireless keyboard 5000 driver windows 10 full

You can that thereвЂ™s a bank of special keys to the left of the standard left edge keys, a bank of вЂњtaskвЂќ keys across the top, and a row of funky dual-purpose function key/menu short keys where you would normally find full sized Fn keys.

ThereвЂ™s a detailed look at the left side of the keyboard. TourДЇirst letвЂ™s take a closer look at the keyboard and mouse.

#Microsoft wireless keyboard 5000 driver windows 10 install

If you want to customize the keyboard, youвЂ™ll need to install the drivers (Mac/XP) or some extra software for Linux вЂ“ IвЂ™ll come back to that later. Setup consists of inserting the batteries and then plugging in the small USB dongle. If like me you misplace that CD, the drivers are downloadable from MicrosoftвЂ™s website. In other words youвЂ™ll find the keyboard, mouse, USB dongle, 4 AA batteries, and the CD with Windows/Mac drivers. The intro photo above shows the contents of the box less the CD, which I somehow managed to lose within minutes.