for anyone having trouble with f keys

I remembered when I played TEF before, I had some trouble with this computer, because f keys only worked in-game if I pressed the fn key at the same time. Which would lead to my game crashing if I didn't do it right.

I wish I had done this before, but I googled "change f key settings". And found the solution.

If you have this problem, you can change the settings by:

  • When you start your computer, you should see somewhere on the screen that tells you to press a certain key to enter a settings screen (I think it's either BIOS settings or startup settings, or something like that). For mine, it's the esc key. I don't know if it's the same for all computers. Important: You only have a short time to do this. When the message that says "press ____" goes away, it's too late. You'll have to start your computer again.
  • After you've done that, it should bring up a menu. Press F10 to enter configuration settings. Use the arrow keys to navigate the menu. Find "action keys mode" and press enter.
  • There should be a setting to enable or disable f keys. Whatever it's set at, change it to the other setting. I had to change mine to enabled.
  • Press F10 to save your settings. You will then have to restart your computer.

Just keep in mind this will, of course, affect all of your f key functions. You will now need to use the fn key for things that didn't need it previously, and vice versa.

If you're really against changing your f key settings for whatever reason, another option is to buy another keyboard, but I personally don't think it's worth it, unless you have another reason for wanting a different keyboard.
Apparanza's picture

I know this post is a couple

I know this post is a couple months old, but I'm gonna comment and keep it in my track list since I have the FN key issue with my newer laptop and it's incredibly frustrating :C Luckily I still have/primarily use my old laptop, but next time I have a moment to fix these settings on my newer one I'll try these steps and hope it works! Thanks for posting this, Amary ♥

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Zergarikiaka's picture

Tracking this, since F keys

Tracking this, since F keys are the bane of my existence.
SoliloquyChryseis's picture

thank you!

thank you!

Ah good I was hoping this

Ah good I was hoping this would help people!