Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet OS: W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit) CPU: 3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7 Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop Memory: 16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus Sound Card: High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo) Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12" Screen Resolution: 3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440 Keyboard: IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986 Mouse: Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse PSU: Corsair CX 750M Case: Antec 100 Cooling: CM 212+ Hard Drives: 500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet. Internet Speed: 400M down 8M up Browser: FireFox Antivirus: Windows Defender Other Info: Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
So what was the solution? It might help someone else with the same problem.
The solution is that you have to press FN by the bottom left CTRL hold FN and press F button like F1,F2, ect.... Well I hope u help some one with this problem.
My only problem now is if I want to turn Wi-Fi on, FN-f8 does nothing, but just pressing the wifi light turns it on just fine. Im not sure what the others are meant to do,but they dont seem to do what is expected.
Does this mean I have an alternate setting for function keys?
I recently bought a new computer with Windows 7 on it and some of the function keys are preset for volume control or screen brightness, for example. I play a MMO and part of it is using the function keys (F1, F6) for attacks or other preset actions.
Unfortunately, when I last went in to play,...
I just got a Dell Inspiron 1545 with Windows 7. The book that came with it talks about Windows Vista. I've tried pressing the "Fn" key then the F(1,2..) key. The F(1,2..) key , then the "Fn" key. No matter what... nothing happens. What am I doing wrong. When Best Buy was "optimizing" it, did they...
Why have the function keys been disabled in Windows 7? I know from other threads and tutorials thatthere are ways of getting atthe functions (though not if your laptop is on the old side - my Toshiba Portege can't access the option to show both a display on its screen and a video projector for...
I have been trying Windows 7 on my laptop and when I tried using it with a video projector, while it worked, I was unable to get the Function F5 key to work - the one that toggles the display between laptop screen/external screen or both. All I could get was the video projector image and a black...