Latest news and updates

 Frequently asked questions are here: License and payment, Magic Keyboards, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpads.

 Know issues are here: General issues, Magic Keyboards, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpads.

 Changelogs are here: Magic Utilities, Magic Keyboard Layouts.  

What a year this was:

  • We released stable version 3.1.4.5.
  • The CoPilot+ PCs came and we finally needed to add support for the Windows on ARM platform.
  • We used this to modernize all the underling frameworks and elevated the "Magic Utilities" applications to true 64 bit apps and added dark mode.
  • As the last big task this year we added support for all new Apple devices with USB-C port.
  • Finally we added Windows on ARM support for the Magic Keyboard Layouts.

As usual a very big THANK YOU to all our loyal users who make the Magic Utilities actually possible.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year 2025. Stay safe!

The Magic Keyboard Layouts - Version 2.0 have been released. This release adds support for Windows 11 on ARM (ARM64).

Click here for downloads and release notes.

Version 3.1.5.6 has been released. This is a normal release that fixes a splash screen issue.

Click here for downloads and release notes.

Apple announced together with their new iMac models, new variants of the Magic Keyboards, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.

These new devices all have a USB-C port, replacing the (outdated) Lightning port.

With version 3.1.5.3 the Magic Utilities do fully support all new devices with USB-C port.

With the new Windows 11 Copilot+ Laptops announced, we will offer full Windows on ARM 64 bit support. 

A beta version should be available by June 18, 2024, the earliest delivery date for these new computers.

We released version 3.1.4.5 to the stable update channel.

Click here for downloads and release notes.

Another year has passed. As a small Christmas present, we just released version 3.1.3.9.

A big THANK YOU to all our users who make the Magic Utilities possible.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year 2024.

When Microsoft first released Windows 11 the Virtual Desktop change animations were missing if you used the keyboard shortcuts ctrl + win + left/right. Desktops were just changed without any animation. We got used to it. Changes were instant.

Now about two years later they are back. In the latest Windows 11 22H2 Build 22621.2715 with the latest security updates installed it works again.

However it's not as good as in Windows 10. There is a slight delay until the animation starts. In addition it now shows a popup of the Virtual Desktop name.

Why changing things back and forward all the time. Windows 10 animations were just simply good. Now they are delayed and have this annoying name popup all the time.

  • Hello Microsoft, users know their virtual desktop, no need for a name popup every time!
  • And while we replace our cars with EVs which have INSTANT acceleration, you make your new animations feel like an old Diesel engine.
  • Is that the result of your new "Secure Future Initiative"? Delay bugs so they don't happen instantly?
  • Is there still a human Q&A department at Microsoft?

Update: We fixed this in version 3.1.3.9. You can turn off swipe and keyboard animations, so switching a desktop is now instant (again).

Windows 11 22H2 has a new security feature: Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection.

The Magic Utilities version 3.1.3.2 are now compatible with the new security feature, download is here.

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