Windows 10: Soacebar is disabled when FN key is pressed

Discus and support Soacebar is disabled when FN key is pressed in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; When FN key is pressed spacebar is disabled. No other key is disabled. Cannot test with external keyboard since external keyboards don't have the fn... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Stettafire, Apr 3, 2023.

  1. STETTAFIRE
    Stettafire Win User

    Soacebar is disabled when FN key is pressed


    When FN key is pressed spacebar is disabled. No other key is disabled. Cannot test with external keyboard since external keyboards don't have the fn key they don't need it since their function keys work properly. Checked the keyboard layout and it's correctly set to ENG-UK.Switching off "smart keys" in the BIOS disables the spacebar.Taping down the fn key, or otherwise pressing the fn key to access my normal and proper f1-12 keys disables my spacebar.Disabling the touchpad when a USB mouse is plugged in did not fix the problem.Palm check is disabled in the BIOS.Sticky keys is disabled.I've t

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    Stettafire, Apr 3, 2023
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  2. BILL_BRIGHT
    Bill_Bright Win User

    FN key always on

    To clarify, I was saying "Accessibility" features maybe be controlled via the BIOS, not the Fn keys. And one of the Accessibility features makes the keys "sticky". This allows folks with some disabilities to press, for example, the Ctrl key, then the Alt key, and then Del in sequence instead of all at once. Same with the Fn key. The sticky feature would let you first press the Fn key, and then the F9 key (for example) and not Fn + F9 at the same time to enable/disable whatever Fn + F9 does with that notebook (it is the touchpad on my Toshiba).
     
    Bill_Bright, Apr 3, 2023
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  3. GOFIGUREITOUT
    GoFigureItOut Win User
    FN key always on

    A friend of mine daughter has an Asus Transform book that I'm interested in buying. There's only one problem: the FN key is always active. Pressing the key does not turn it off. I went into to BIOS to see if it can be disabled in the but there's no option. Is there a way to disable the key from Windows? Like a registry hack or something? It's something that I want, but the FN key is driving me crazy!
     
    GoFigureItOut, Apr 3, 2023
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  4. BILL_BRIGHT
    Bill_Bright Win User

    Soacebar is disabled when FN key is pressed

    FN key always on

    Are you sure it is not a mechanical issue with the key's switch?

    Check also the notebook's "Accessibility" features. These make the Fn key a "sticky" key so folks with disabilities don't have to press the Fn key and another key simultaneously. This may be in the BIOS but it may also be in notebook's own software that loads at boot. And the OS itself will have some "accessibility" functions. On my Toshiba, the default is for the "Sticky Fn" key to automatically unstick after a couple seconds but there is an option in the menu to disable the automatic unstick feature - meaning it stays "pressed" indefinitely.

    Last, if this notebook's OS has been updated, you might check the notebook's webpage for driver updates.
     
    Bill_Bright, Apr 3, 2023
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