Pairing Apple 1st Gen Keyboard (A1016) with Windows 7

I was having some errors pairing the Apple 1st Gen bluetooth keyboard to my media centre. I discovered that you need todo the following:

  1. Turn on the keyboard
  2. Open up Bluetooth ‘Add Devices’ and wait for windows to discover the keyboard
  3. Select the keyboard and proceed to the next step in the wizard
  4. While it is saying ‘Connecting to device…’ you need to type a code into the apple keyboard. Just type 1234 then return
  5. Windows will now ask you for the code – you’ll need a working keyboard to enter this
  6. The keyboard should now be connected

Some users have reported that you will need to unpair the device with any previous computers – so you may need to do this as well.

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