all of my function keys are performing other functions than what it is supposed to do

Anonymous
2023-05-16T19:47:17+00:00

when i press increase sound it acts as a shourtcut for find in page

and light up keyboard(f5) will refresh my webpage,

like this all my function keys are performing different things

but the rest of my keys work normally and sticky keys toggle keys etc is off now what do i do?

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Anonymous
2023-05-16T20:19:47+00:00

Hello! My name is Cristiano. I'm an Independent Advisor. I'm glad to help you.

Oh, I see what's happening. It sounds like you have a feature called "Alternate Function Keys" enabled on your keyboard. Don't worry, we can fix that!

To disable the Alternate Function Keys and make your function keys work as they're supposed to, you can try the following steps:

  1. Look for the "Fn" key on your keyboard. It's usually located in the bottom left or bottom right corner and is labeled "Fn" or may have an icon that represents it.
  2. Press and hold down the "Fn" key.
  3. While holding down the "Fn" key, press the "Escape" key (often labeled as "Esc") once.
  4. Release both the "Fn" and "Escape" keys.

Give it a try and see if it works for you!

If you ever want to enable the Alternate Function Keys mode again, you can simply repeat the same steps: press and hold the "Fn" key, then press the "Escape" key, and finally release both keys.

I hope this solves the issue for you!

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Anonymous
2023-05-16T19:54:01+00:00

got it its an issue called alternate function keys and you press escape and fn key to disable it and can be enabled usaing the same shourtcut.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T10:44:17+00:00

    When I hold down the fn button and click the esc button, it doesn't fix the problem. My f2 key and f10 key are also not opening up that page you were talking about. I have tried this like ten times and is still doesn't work, please help:(

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-01T23:02:34+00:00

    Thank you so much. You're a lifesaver.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-06T17:00:12+00:00

    Hello, my fn keys just do the fn key function even on locked fn function and then only way for them to work, such as volume up is pressing fn+f3 even though it's supposed to do volume up just by pressing f3

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