How to use my Apple Remote Control with Windows 10
I want to use my Apple Remote Control 2G (aluminum with black buttons) in presentations on my work computer (MSI GL62M 7RD-429XES Intel Core i7-7700HQ/8GB/1TB+256SSD/GTX1050/15.6")
I have installed Bootcamp driver called AppleRemoteInstaller64
in my PC (Windows 10), but I can not make it work. I can't connect the device to my computer.
Do you have any idea about this?
Thank in advance
PD: Yes, I know that I should do my presentations on my Mac :P
UPDATE: MSI GL62M 7RD-429XES Intel Core i7-7700HQ/8GB/1TB+256SSD/GTX1050/15.6"
UPDATE 2: I can't use yet my Apple Remote Contol 2G in Windows 10. Other suggestions?
Thanks
You can use http://www.eventghost.org/ to map the infrared receiver to forward the Apple Remote's buttons to keyboard presses within Windows.
See also https://superuser.com/questions/278951/my-keyboard-has-no-media-keys-can-i-control-media-without-them
Quoted from http://gegensystem.blogspot.de/2013/11/using-apple-remote-for-power-point-on.html :
Download: http://www.eventghost.org/
Don´t forget to support this project if you are satisfied with it.
First klick on configuration (Konfiguration) - then add an PlugIn - choose Generic HID for your Apple remote.
By clicking some of the keys of the remote, eventghost now shows the keyentries of them.
Build a new macro belonging to emulated keyboard entry (Emulierte Tastatureingabe) and choose (for example) LEFT. Now drag and drop the Keyentry of your remote to the new macro and the key on the remote is now connected to this new event.
I connected the LEFT key and the RIGHT key to the LEFT arrow and the RIGHT arrow of apples remote. Now it is possible to use the remote to control the power point presentation. Be aware that you have to start eventghost manually or drop it into yout autostart directory. Without it running in the background, the system can only work with the predifined remote actions!