Windows 10: Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...

Discus and support Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing... in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; It works when I click Ctrl + Esc but when I press the WinKey it rarely even shows up. There are some cases when I'm able to open it but i had to hardly... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by ethan1487, Oct 6, 2021.

  1. ethan1487 Win User

    Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...


    It works when I click Ctrl + Esc but when I press the WinKey it rarely even shows up. There are some cases when I'm able to open it but i had to hardly long-press the winkey or repeatedly press it within seconds. I tried using the OnScreen keyboard to press WinKey but still wasn't able to open the Start Menu. There's also this problem whenever I press the brightness keys F11&F12 it shows both the brightness bar and volume bar which makes it look glitchy in the process. I couldn't downgrade my keyboard driver since i already deleted the Windows.old folder 3 days ago. My driver is also at

    :)
     
    ethan1487, Oct 6, 2021
    #1
  2. user33331 Win User

    How to show FPS in Windows ?

    Never used FRAPS before. I have it now installed what button to press to start it showing the FPS inside windows ? I tried minimizing and hot keys F9, F11.
    On Windows 7.

    Is rivatuner that
    "Guru3D RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server"
    - What anyways is this "Statistics Server" ?
     
    user33331, Oct 6, 2021
    #2
  3. ASUS Q525UA notebook can not full screen using F11 key, so how then?

    So that's odd. Usually on a notebook you would either press F11 alone or Func (Fn on some notebooks) in combination with F11 to activate the "real" F11 function key.

    The fact that you are seeing volume control for both methods, although one looks different, tells me at least that pressing F11 in combination with Func is doing something different. My suspicion is that some program has taken over the F11 key for use as a volume control.

    Here is something you might try:

    1) First determine whether pressing a function key by itself activates the actual function key or the "special" function for the laptop. Maybe the brightness control is a good test. For example, on my laptop, F2 and F3 are brightness down and brightness up. If I press just the F2 or F3 key the brightness is changed so I know that I have to press Fn + F2 or Fn + F3 to get the actual F2 or F3 key activated.

    2) Open task manager to the Processes tab to see if you can spot a particular program becoming active when you press F11 or Func + F11 (whichever the "real" F11 is). Maybe that will help you to determine what program has hijacked F11.

    3) Once you determine what program has taken over F11, check the help or documentation for that program to see if you can disable the volume control in that app or assign that capability to another key combination.

    4) Another method might be to perform a clean boot to verify that something is indeed hijacking the F11 key

    Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts
     
    hsehestedt, Oct 6, 2021
    #3
  4. Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...

    keyboard alt = start menu

    Hey guys I'm having problem with my keyboard on my ducky shine II, whenever I press alt with the windows key disabled it starts showing start menu, it didn't happen before and I'm having problem playing dota 2 whenever I use shortcuts with alt. anyone can help me out?



    edit: lol I found a fix. I was turning dip 2 instead of dip 3 when turning off windows key since dip 2 exchange alt and windows key lololol. close thread please.
     
    Cotton_Cup, Oct 6, 2021
    #4
Thema:

Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...

Loading...
  1. Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing... - Similar Threads - Start Menu rarely

  2. Pressing-The-Space-Key-Shows-Alt-Key-Pressed-in-th e-OSK

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Pressing-The-Space-Key-Shows-Alt-Key-Pressed-in-th e-OSK: troubleshoot didn't detect anything, sticky and filter keys are on and I even tried to toggle them on then off, reinstalled keyboard drivers, hardware is fine, even tried to restore to a point before it happened...
  3. Pressing-The-Space-Key-Shows-Alt-Key-Pressed-in-th e-OSK

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Pressing-The-Space-Key-Shows-Alt-Key-Pressed-in-th e-OSK: troubleshoot didn't detect anything, sticky and filter keys are on and I even tried to toggle them on then off, reinstalled keyboard drivers, hardware is fine, even tried to restore to a point before it happened...
  4. Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...: It works when I click Ctrl + Esc but when I press the WinKey it rarely even shows up. There are some cases when I'm able to open it but i had to hardly long-press the winkey or repeatedly press it within seconds. I tried using the OnScreen keyboard to press WinKey but still...
  5. Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Start Menu rarely shows up when pressing Windows Key, Brightness Keys F11&12 keeps showing...: It works when I click Ctrl + Esc but when I press the WinKey it rarely even shows up. There are some cases when I'm able to open it but i had to hardly long-press the winkey or repeatedly press it within seconds. I tried using the OnScreen keyboard to press WinKey but still...
  6. F11 key

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    F11 key: F11 key supposed to turn speakers on/off; now toggles full screen on/off. Driver ok, troubleshooter doesn't find anything. Happened about the time of Windows 10 and Edge updates. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/f11-key/0ed9b031-7daf-458e-85b3-d89a296fbaca
  7. I Keep on Having to Press the Windows Key to Get the Taskbar to Show Up

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    I Keep on Having to Press the Windows Key to Get the Taskbar to Show Up: I have auto hide on because I like to conserve vertical space, but the only way I can get Taskbar to show up now is by pressing the Windows key. How do I fix this so it's always on top of my windows instead of below? submitted by /u/Blob55 [link] [comments]...
  8. Showing key presses on screen.

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Showing key presses on screen.: Hello! I was wondering how I can show my WASD keys and my mouse on-screen in real time. I have been trying for a while now, and I don't mean programs like Carnac, which show all key presses and type them out on-screen. I will try to find a video example for reference. Thanks...
  9. Start menu not showing up

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Start menu not showing up: Neither this or searching menu don't show up help submitted by /u/Kamiks0320 [link] [comments] https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/e0o9xv/start_menu_not_showing_up/
  10. Start menu not showing up

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Start menu not showing up: Neither this or searching menu don't show up help submitted by /u/Kamiks0320 [link] [comments] https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/e0o9xv/start_menu_not_showing_up/