Windows 10: How to fix: Notebook/Laptop Keyboard key W is functioning as a Fn, but only for some other...

Recently I've been using WASD way more due to a game that I installed and this issued came 2 days after installing the game.In the morning the keyboard was working completely fine but after a session of gaming my keyboard altered some keys I could not find a fix for.My W key is working as a Fn key, meaning I can only access certain functionalities when W is pressed.Some keys are affected by this:Q = only works when W is pressedF4 Lower Brightness = only works when W is pressedF5 Project screen = only works when WF6 Change monitor = sameF7 Block/Unblock Touchpad = sameF8 Blan

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Function keys won't work w/o hitting Fn key also

All the Notebooks/Laptops I've worked with did the same but some were opposite of others. The Fn key works in combination with the Fx keys with markings of the same Color as the Fn. Some will be marked in blue with additional markings in white, holding down the Fn key while pressing an Fx determines the function. Some older units will have markings on different keys such as the arrow keys and PageUp/PageDown keys, Home and End keys, etc. Just have to learn what your Notebook does. A standard desktop keyboard can be used on Notebooks but won't have all the added functions.

 

Function keys won't work w/o hitting Fn key also

So how do I get to BIOS + what do I do when I get there? The keyboard came with the new computer. Not impressed with any of it + especially Windows 10. The function keys clearly have their use listed on the key, but they won't work w/o the Fn key. That's definitely not right.

 

New laptop FN keys not working [Solved]

Ummm, that is normal - depending on the function you are doing (assuming I understand what you are saying).

On a notebook, the Fn key is like a shift key that switches in a different set of functions for the F-Keys.

For example, in Windows pressing the F5 key typically refreshes the display. In File Explorer, it will refresh the displayed files. In a browser, it will refresh (reload) the webpage. But pressing Fn + F5 does something different, depending on your notebook. On my Toshiba notebook, if I hold down the Fn key and press F5, it switches the video output of my notebook between the notebook monitor, a connected external monitor, or both.