Apple Magic Trackpad is one of the most popular external touchpads out there for computers. The Magic Trackpad is so popular that many Windows 11/10 users also would like to pair it with their computers.
As you might already know, the Magic Trackpad, like any other device, does not work with Windows 11/10 PC unless a correct driver is installed. Unfortunately, there is no official driver available for download.
Luckily, a developer has released a Magic Trackpad driver for Windows 11/10, and it is now available for download. The best thing is that it is compatible with the latest Magic Trackpad 2 and also supports Bluetooth. In short, you can now pair your Apple Magic Trackpad 2 with Windows 11 over Bluetooth.
How to download and install the Apple Magic Trackpad driver for Windows 11
IMPORTANT: Please note that Apple does not offer this driver. In other words, this is not the official driver, and you might encounter issues while using it, although it has been working perfectly fine on our Windows 11 PC for over a year now.
Step 1: On your Windows 11/10 PC, visit this GitHub page.
Step 2: Here, scroll down the page to see the Assets section. Click the Drivers-amd64-ReleasMSSigned.zip link if your PC is powered by an AMD or Intel processor. And if you have an ARM-powered PC (like the new Surface Laptop 7 with a Snapdragon processor), you need to click the Drivers-arm64-ReleaseMSSigned.zip link to download the Magic Trackpad’s zip file.
Step 3: Once the zip file is downloaded, go to the Downloads folder to find the Drivers-amd64-ReleasMSSigned.zip or Drivers-arm64-ReleaseMSSigned.zip file.
Step 4: Right-click on the zip file, click Extract all, select a location, and then click the Extract button to extract the content of the zip file.
Step 5: Navigate to the location where you have extracted zip file contents to see the “drivers” folder. Double-click on it to see the amd64 or arm64 folder. Double-click on it to see Magic Trackpad driver files.
Step 6: Right-click on the AmtPtpDevice file and then click the Install button to begin installing the driver.
Step 7: If you get a security warning from Windows, click the Open/Yes button to continue.
Step 8: Finally, you may get the User Account Control prompt. Click the Yes button to install the driver. In a few seconds, you should see the “The operation completed successfully” message. That’s it!
Step 9: Once the Magic Trackpad’s driver is installed successfully, you need to pair the trackpad with the Windows 11/10 PC. For detailed directions, refer to our how to pair Apple Magic Trackpad with Windows 11 PC guide.
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