function keys

How can I remap the Numpad numbers to mirror function key settings defined by the application program I am running. For example, the program defines F2 as CTRL+A, which it then uses to toggle a program setting. Using AutoHotkey I can put Numpad1::send ^a and Word/Notepad do...

Function Keys help, mine stopped working had my new asus laptop for a week and up until today windows media player 12 fn media keys stopped working. Before, i could have wmp minimized and still change the song pressing Fn and the arrow keys but now they stopped working. i would be able to play...

My laptop keyboard's letters and numbers are not working, but the function keys are. I am currently using the on screen keyboard. for some reason the keyboard works when i enter my password but after that it doesn't respond. If you were to help out, it would be greatly appreciated.

​Installed Win 7 Ultimate on a HP Pavilion g7 that was running Win 7 Pro. Everything runs fine, but for the f8 key. Regardless of when I depress the key during initial start-up, all I get is 9-10 loud beeps and normal start-up. I realize that, if all I were looking to do is use safe mode, I...

Hello experts, I have upgraded windows 7 to windows 8, after upgrading I found two strange problem on my keyboard, 1. when I press shift + 2 it should appear as @ but it is appearing as " 2. My wifi key is at F12, but it is disabled and it is not turning ON My model is HP...

When did computers start using this thing called ueifi I believe? Confusing to say the least and for me at least not that easy to get to. The only complaint as such I have with my new Sony laptop. I never can seem to remember which function key gets me there, and from what I have seen of it...

Hello, My boyfriend has my old Medion Akoya MD97620 P6618 laptop. Its had a new battery bought and recently a new hard drive bought. We installed Windows 7 on it, which is obviously a clean install due to the hard drive being blank and new. We have just discovered that the FN + Brightness Up...

I have a Dell Windows 8 desktop unit. When I was setting it up I turned on WiFi until I could get the hardwire connection ready. I now want to turn off the wifi, but I can't figure it out. One place tells me to hold the function key and hit F2, but nothing happens. I don't know if nothing...

i have a samsung NP-R540-JT02ES laptop the hardrive failed so i put a new one in and installed Windows 7 ultimate then let windows update everything etc plus i downloaded some drivers from samsung for my model, when i boot without the power cord connected the brightness is always half until i...

Hello guys,I'm having some trouble with my sony vaio and I was wondering if you could help me My "Fn" keys do not work properly.When I use them to change the sound of my laptop there is no problem(Except for not showing the sound bar,it just lowers the sound.),but when I try changing the...

Describes a problem that occurs when you try to use some function keys or keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7 when the language bar is docked in the taskbar. Keys or keyboard shortcuts, such as Fn+F6, the Mute key, and the Calc key, are effected two times. Link Removed

Hello... I'm having trouble with my Sony Vaio VGN-FW520F with the Function Key not working i tried looking up the drives from the Sony US website and cant seem to find it. I had updated my Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows Pro and cleared my hard drive in the process. :confused:Thank you for the...

Describes a problem in which function keys do not work in Windows 7 when you use the Japanese 106 keyboard layout with the on-screen keyboard or with the Tablet PC Input Panel touch keyboard. Link Removed

I have a Sony VAIO with Win 7 64-bit, purchased around 2 months ago. Everything was working fine until yesterday when Sony VAIO update popped up from the task tray and prompted me to update a bunch of things, which I did. The entire process was automated as it was one of those system updates...

Please help, suddenly I can't work on my thesis because it is to distracting to press backspace after every letter "s" and having the escape key either not function or bring up a help menu in other programs is also really annoying. The insert key also seems to be bound with something but I...

Aaaargh. Is there any way to change these keys so that I can use them for their intended purpose when I am working in programs like Excel? I don't even appear to be using the right term as my Win Explorer comes up blank . . . is there a fix that doesn't take a geek to understand? Cuz I'm not...

I got a brand new Dell Inspiron 17R today (and i love it with the i5 processor), but the only problem is that to use the Function keys you have to hold down Fn to use them because of all the other keys sharing the same one, and I was wondering if there is any I can change the F5 default function...

I have the above Keyboard and Mouse and I need something better! I do love the curved keyboard, it is a must for me and I do like all the special function keys and could use more. However, the regular function keys are lower than the number keys (many errors daily, had it for a couple of years...

I can no longer enable my alps pointing device (touch pad) on my Satellite laptop. The Fn butting does not adjust my screen brightness, or reactivate my mousepad. it does however work for the calc etc. Any suggestions? thanks ahead of time, Dani

Last night, without any reason, my F4, F5, F6, and Esc keys stopped working. It solved itself, but shortly afterwords it did it again, and even after two reboots I cannot get them to work again. I use hotkeys all the time in Firefox and elsewhere, and these are probably my most-used keys...