Can arduino pro micro HID work without drivers?

Using Arduino Microcontrollers
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My goal is to create an external keyboard. This keyboard will be able to send key combiantions to the computer. Example: I will press one button, and it will send Ctrl + C. Now this works on my PC, but on my PC I have drivers installed for Arduino Micro. And I need this keyboard to work on others PCs too!

  1. Will it work on other PCs?
  2. What should I do to get this done?
  3. Is it even possible with arduino Pro Micro?
  4. Can somebody suggest me a better board to do it if this one has such troubles?

I can not not afford to tell my users "Install that, install that, click that, then it will work", I need solution: "Plug it in, and it will work". Pretty much like any normal keyboard. It should also cover different operating systems on PC, windows, linux, also raspberry,.. just like any normal keyboard.

I have written a program in C++ for Arduino Pro Micro, but it seems it has troubles about this. So I am really lost about this now. How can I solve this?

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Let me refer you to the original manufacturer of that board (click !).
Seems self explanatory to me.

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My main concern is as the title of my topic says "Can arduino pro micro HID work without drivers"
Will it always work on other devices without having to install any additional drivers for it? I need to ensure this.

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HID's should work without additional drivers - just like how you can plug in a USB mouse/keyboard into a computer without special drivers.

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Hi,

did you test it?
Does the Arduino Pro Micro work without an installation?

(I am looking for an Teeny alternative)

Thanks, regards
Mario

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