Magic Keyboard connecting to KVM switch
I like to use my magic keybord and mouse with both my mac studio and pc labtop. How can I go about that?
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Using your Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse across both your Mac Studio and a PC laptop via a KVM should be doable, but it’s a bit of a dance because Apple’s input devices use Bluetooth (no direct USB dongle), and most KVMs are designed for wired USB peripherals. So, to make this work reliably, especially with seamless switching, you'll probably need a workaround or two.
One approach would be to use a Bluetooth USB sharing switch (like one from UGREEN or IOGEAR), or a KVM switch that supports USB peripherals via passthrough. You’ll need to connect your Magic Keyboard and Mouse via a USB-to-Lightning cable to a USB switch that toggles between your Mac and PC. This treats the keyboard and mouse as USB HID devices, bypassing the Bluetooth limitation. Every time you toggle the switch, it "moves" the USB connection to the other machine — no need to re-pair Bluetooth.
Otherwise, if you’re set on using Bluetooth wirelessly (and skipping extra hardware), the experience won’t be seamless. You’d need to manually disconnect and reconnect the keyboard and mouse from one device to the other each time, which is a pain.