Windows 10: Windows Key and FN key where swapped at some point...

I have a MSI GL63 (9SDK) and some time recently something changed how the FN and windows key acts. the physical windows key now acts as FN is supposed to, and the physical FN key now does nothing. i have no recollection of changing settings. the closest thing i can think of that made this change is the shortcuts i use in GIMP, but i'm not confident thats what actually happened.

i've got no option in my bios for key swapping, and even reset to default settings anyway. also turned off quick boot just because.

any help is appreciated

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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).

 

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!

 

FN key always on

If you press “Num Lock" (might also be labeled "Num Lk”) (I’ve also seen it labeled “Pad Lock” for numeric Pad) it turns on the blue keys, and inverts the meaning of the “Fn” key – it’s a way to use that embedded numeric keypad without having to hold down the “Fn” key the entire time. To fix it, just find and press the “Num Lock” or “Pad Lock” key again. (Note, sometimes these keys are themselves “Fn” keys, so you may, or may not, need to also hold down the “Fn” key to get the right function.) Often there is an indicator light associated with the setting.