Windows 10: Media keys stopped working out of nowhere

Out of nowhere my media keys shifted from a normal play/pause key press to a fixed shift+fn+play/pause key press.

I normally only had to click on the play/pause button for it to work but it doesn't anymore.

After reading several articles about disabling google play music as an extension(which I don't even have) and toggling the Human int. etc in services.msc to automatic instead of default, none of the listed articles online have brought me a fix.


At the moment I know it only works when pressing shift + fn + play/pause (same with forward/backward).


Did I by any chance press something by accident that might have toggled this occurrence or is it a driver problem.


I have already tried to delete the keyboard driver and restarted my laptop but alas same story. Only thing I havent done yet is using a recovery point to an early date but I don't want to do that unless necessary.

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down arrow key stopped working

My razor lycosa down arrow key decided to not respond at some point today. The other ones work and so does the numpad arrow if i turn off the numlock. Sounds like its just broken and im screwed, but any suggestions?

 

Media Player Errors - Stops playing

Hi Donald,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if issue persists.

Method 1: Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter

I suggest you to run the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter, please refer to the steps below:

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  Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.
  
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  Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons.
  
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  Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.
  
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  Run the Windows Media Player Settings troubleshooter.
  

Method 2: Reinstall Windows Media player

I suggest you uninstall and reinstall the Windows Media Player and check. Refer to these steps:

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  Press Windows Key +X, select Programs and Features.
  
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  Click on Turn Windows features ON or OFF on the left panel.
  
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  Expand Media Features and uncheck the box against Windows Media Player.
  
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  Click OK and restart if prompted. Follow the same procedure and check the box against Windows Media Player to reinstall.
  
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  Check if issue persists.
  

Hope this will fix the issue, if not let us know with the updated status and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Keyboard Media/Volume keys not working, only on this computer, and only this keyboard

The media keys, volume knob, sleep button and mute button on my "Das Keyboard 4 Professional" keyboard stopped working a few weeks ago after a reboot that I think was caused by a Windows Update.

I've tried the following steps to try and solve the issue:

• Try a different keyboard - The media keys on a logitech wireless usb keyboard work fine, even in the same USB port.
  
• Try keyboard with another PC - When plugged in to my laptop the Das Keyboard media/volume keys work fine.
  
• Try another USB port - No difference
  
• Tried completely wiping any trace of the keyboard from the registry/device manager, then plugging it in again - No difference.
  
• Created a new user on the PC - No difference.
  
• Ensured the HID Human Interface Service is running.
  
• Disable touch keyboard and related services.
  

What could be causing this?