Does a "windows keyboard" on bootcamp installed windows work as if on a normal PC (hotkeys etc.)? I do want to use windows on my Mac especially due to the low hotkey functionality of Excel and PowerPoint on Mac.

Therefore I also want to use a windows keyboard. My question is: If I install windows via bootcamp and connect a normal (windows) keyboard. Does it work like a normal PC or are there some  problems I should be aware of?

This is basically the only way I can avoid buying a second notebook so help is greatly appreciated.

I do think that it will not work on a virtual machine since some hotkeys (for instance switching between windows) are still linked to the underlying operating system. Therefore I think bootcamp is the way to go.

I did not find any previous questions regarding this problem.

Thanks in advance
You can choose the keyboard from within Windows 10. You should be able to choose a standard Windows keyboard when installing Windows. The rest of this answer assumes Windows 10 is already installed.

This answer was tested using Windows 10 Pro version 1909.

To add a new keyboard layout on Windows 10, use these steps:


Open Settings.
Click on Time &amp; Language.
Click on Language.
Under the "Preferred languages" section, select the current default language. In my case, this is English (United States) - US.
Click the Options button.
Under the "Keyboards" section, click the Add a keyboard button. ...
Select the new keyboard layout. In my case this is US QWERTY.


The result should appear as shown below.



Note: You may encounter the opposite, where the Windows keyboard is installed and the Apple keyboard is not.

How to choose the Windows keyboard as default.


Open Settings.
Click on Time &amp; Language.
Click on Language.
Under the "Preferred languages" section, select the Choose an input method to always use as default.
In the pulldown under "Override the default input method" section, choose English (United States) - US.


The result should appear as shown below.



References

How to the change keyboard layout on Windows 10
Switch between languages using the Language bar
Use your Apple Keyboard in Windows with Boot Camp
Use function keys on a Mac keyboard in Windows with Boot Camp