You start at the right with 12, and work your way left, grouping up in pairs, so the next is EF, CD, AB. Here's how you convert it to Windows registry format.
Of course it will be longer but I want to keep this as simple as possible at first. Here's an example of what a portion of a link key might read in OS X : ABCDEF12
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If you have broadcom drivers installed or others, they write their keys to different parts of the registry and I don't support them.Ĭonverting OS X link key to Windows registry format tutorial If you see anything in device manager in Bluetooth radio, you should try changing to the generic bluetooth driver. One more thing, the registry keys referred to in this tut, point to where the standard Microsoft bluetooth driver records the link keys. I still need to change the laptop's OS X link key, that gets done with a hex editor. Now I can pick up my mouse and walk from desktop to laptop and not have to stop and pair because I did this procedure on both. I got tired of my wireless mouse not working after I paired with Windows, only to have to re-pair when I booted OS X. Further testing necessary, this is a work in progress. It also can be applied if you have to share one mouse across multiple machines. This thread was started to address the issue of losing bluetooth connectivity to peripherals when switching between OS X and Windows 7 because each OS has a different link key, therefore forcing you to renegotiate for a new link key to start a secure session.
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