Windows 10 Refresh File Explorer with F5?

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In former times in Windows 7 users can press F5 to refresh the current state of Windows Explorer.

When I try to do the same now in Windows 10 File Explorer then from the right side a pane appears instead.

How can I change the meaning of F5?

I would like to keep the F5-refresh association.

Tobias
 
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Check your BIOS may be and option to change there from action to function. If so this would reverse the keys from what they are now to what you want.
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The linked article describes the problem that Win Explorer does not auto-refresh.

But my problem is different.
I want to MANUALLY refresh File Explorer by pressing F5.

But when I press F5 the the following 'Project' pane appear:

I don't want to additionally press <Fn> key.

How can I just re-create former F5 meaning for Win10 File Explorer?
 

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Check your BIOS may be and option to change there from action to function. If so this would reverse the keys from what they are now to what you want.
 
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