I haven't used it much but as far as I can tell you get proper clipboard sharing with that. So that can let you connect Mac to Windows. There is an app developed by Microsoft for MAC, which is a remote desktop client for Mac. And I tried TightVNC(windows to MAC - mac's native remote desktop server allows tightvnc client/viewer to connect to it) and found clipboard sharing not happening in the sense of working both ways. I tried chicken of the VNC,(mac to windows) and found the clipboard sharing to be poor e.g. I don't know what client you used on MAC to connect to Windows TightVNC server. RealVNC client version used is '5.0.5 Windows 64bit' on Windows 7 Professional.Ībout the 'no keyboard connected' error, I've not tried nothing but connecting a keyboard to the MacMini (when I'm remotely connected I need to have a real keyboard connected to the Mac Mini !).The VNC solutions connecting between mac and windows don't seem to be much good when it comes to the clipboard.

For example there is no distinction between left and right buttons when you are connected with VNC (for every client I've tested).

In my tests the real events that are received by the server are always different from the local events of an attached keyboard.

Use RealVNC or TightVNC (2.7.10 or above see ) clients to have 'Option' key enabled: TightVNC prior to 2.7.10 and UltraVNC viewers do not send the 'Windows' key (which will be mapped to 'Option' mac key).For strange reasons, with TightVNC both the native OSX server and the RealVNC server treats both the Win/Alt keys as Command. Use VineVNC server, because I found this is the only VNC server that generates complete Mac keyboard events.Leave native language keyboard on the remote Mac, but set 'US Keyboard' on the local PC.I've tried with the native VNC server installed in OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion, the one installed in OS X 10.6.8, with VineVNC server (v4.01) and RealVNC server (v5.0.6). I suggest to use it to find what is happening for keyboard related problems. I've performed some tests with Event Viewer tool found into KeyRemap4MacBook software, by comparing events with the local keyboard and the VNC connected keyboard. I found nearly the same problems with Mac-Mini (late 2012), with Italian keyboard.

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