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adibah 8 Posts Tuesday November 20, 2012Registration date March 14, 2013 Last seen - Nov 20, 2012 at 09:29 AM - Latest reply: AlexCoroza

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Hello,

i'm using dell laptop and I can't use may fn key. Mybe I change the setting or something but I don't know how to fix it.

Any help, please?

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Zohaib R 2416 Posts Sunday September 23, 2012Registration date November 12, 2017 Last seen - Nov 21, 2012 at 02:06 PM

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Hi adibah,

It seems the Fn key got disabled in Windows Mobility Center. Follow the steps below to enable Fn key in Windows Mobility Center:

1. Click "Start", type "Windows Mobility Center" and press enter.
2. In the Windows Mobility Center window, please locate "Function Key Behavior".
3. Click drop down arrow next to "Function Key Behavior" and then select "Function key"

Do reply with result.

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adibah 8 Posts Tuesday November 20, 2012Registration date March 14, 2013 Last seen - Nov 22, 2012 at 07:26 AM

thanks. its really help :)

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adibah 8 Posts Tuesday November 20, 2012Registration date March 14, 2013 Last seen - Nov 28, 2012 at 02:58 PM

do u got another way to solve this problem?

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Isi - Sep 21, 2013 at 06:46 AM

thank you so much!!!

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sumanth - Nov 14, 2013 at 08:10 AM

super boos...Tan q

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R Bisharwal - Dec 23, 2013 at 01:31 AM

thanks Its works..

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hemu - May 7, 2014 at 10:34 PM

not got sir please tell me

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Aadarsh - Jun 5, 2014 at 10:05 AM

Thanks

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FF - Sep 8, 2014 at 05:37 PM

So much thank you for that!!

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abi - Sep 23, 2014 at 10:07 AM

i don't have fn key behavior in my windows mobility center...
any other solution?

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Mia - Sep 25, 2014 at 09:46 PM

Thank u so much!

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Glass - Oct 14, 2014 at 10:25 PM

Thank so much!

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Onniees - Oct 24, 2014 at 04:52 AM

Thank U so muuuch!!!!

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hi - Oct 31, 2014 at 03:44 PM

thanks

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tapas - Dec 6, 2014 at 04:06 PM

thank you very much

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dev kiran - Jan 2, 2015 at 01:49 PM

thank you brother

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Egypt - Jan 4, 2015 at 01:03 PM

thanks

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sai - Feb 3, 2015 at 11:05 AM

i cant find fun key behaviour at win mobility cnter...how to locate it
can find it at bios scrn also

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Daf - Mar 1, 2015 at 05:44 AM

Brilliant - that's been bugging me for ages!

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ReneLou - Mar 26, 2015 at 07:14 PM

Big thanks Bro....Really Appreciated.

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angel - Apr 3, 2015 at 08:03 AM

Thanks zohaib it works

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acmb - May 25, 2015 at 01:27 PM

thank you this worked for me.....

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Rae - Jun 22, 2015 at 02:24 AM

YES thank you so much! It worked so well!

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ayush - Jun 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM

correct ans :)

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ElD - Jun 30, 2015 at 11:48 AM

I could not locate the "Function Key Behaviour" in the Mobility Center Window.

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Venkatachalam S - Jul 24, 2015 at 09:22 AM

As per your guide Function Key working Well,

Thank you very much Mr.Zohaib R

Thanks & Regards,

Venkatachalam S

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Cher - Aug 6, 2015 at 07:45 PM

thank you thank you!

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Manoranjan - Aug 18, 2015 at 07:34 PM

Thanks a lot, Zohaib. I was facing the same problem and got corrected by your advice.

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kanha - Sep 10, 2015 at 08:13 AM

i have not found the fn key

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Frustrated - Sep 19, 2015 at 04:10 AM

It worked! Many thanks.

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Peter - Sep 20, 2015 at 08:30 PM

There is no "Function Key Behavior" in Windows Mobility Center.

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j > Connollywest - Oct 21, 2015 at 08:15 AM

thanks its working, but I had to select multimedia. still thanks.

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abc > Connollywest - Oct 31, 2015 at 07:32 AM

you are just dumb.
it worked 100%

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A - Oct 30, 2015 at 02:25 PM

No it worked for me I had to select multimedia as well instead of function key
Thanks so much I was so worried since yesterday

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Cyka - Nov 12, 2015 at 03:51 AM

Useless info above. No multimedia and also no FN key settings.

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nanagoose - Nov 17, 2015 at 12:57 PM

Thank you, this was easy and best of all worked!

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P - Nov 17, 2015 at 04:02 PM

Perfect! Thank you a lot.

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Roelson - Nov 22, 2015 at 10:38 PM

Thank you Zohaib, your way worked! (Dell Inspiron 3542 i3) thanks a lot, no need to download anything.

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KS - Dec 23, 2015 at 01:10 AM

perfect !

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harleen - Jan 19, 2016 at 07:54 AM

thank you soo much ....it helped me too

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huzy - Jan 23, 2016 at 11:24 AM

thanks bro.

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Dinesh - Jan 25, 2016 at 05:57 AM

Hi Zohaib,

In my keyboard some keys are not working. Model is dell 5547 i5 touch. Recently I am facing issue. Kindly tell me how to resolve it. By dinesh

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Josh - Feb 1, 2016 at 06:42 AM

Thank you!

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SS - Feb 24, 2016 at 04:41 AM

ctrl key not working on dell 7547 i7

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Sukurkur - Feb 26, 2016 at 11:24 AM

All good
Great stuff bro

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Tami - Feb 29, 2016 at 11:29 PM

I ham having same issue but cannot locate "function key behavior" in Windows Mobility Center. :(

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sandy - Mar 4, 2016 at 07:12 AM

wow thank you.it is working

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Toya - Mar 4, 2016 at 11:09 PM

Great!!! It worked thanks

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Kumara - Mar 5, 2016 at 08:06 AM

Thank you sir....its working

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NBer - Mar 11, 2016 at 10:53 AM

mine is already set to function key. New Dell Inspiron. Still no go

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bjohnson > NBer - Mar 14, 2016 at 01:20 PM

I have a dell Inspiron as well and it was already set to function key and they didn't work therefore I switched it to multimedia keys and now my function keys work. I hope this helps!

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Zohaib R 2416 Posts Sunday September 23, 2012Registration date November 12, 2017 Last seen - Nov 28, 2012 at 04:00 PM

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Hi adibah,

There is another way to change the Fn Key behavior in Inspiron N4110. Follow the steps below to change the Fn Key behavior:

1. Power on/Restart the computer.
2. Start tapping the F2 key when the Dell Logo appears.
3. Enter the System Setup (BIOS).
4. Go to Advanced tab by pressing the right/left arrow key.
5. Using the down/up arrow keys select Function Key Behavior and hit Enter.
6. Choose Function Key and hit Enter.

Please revert for clarification.

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amit - Nov 2, 2014 at 01:25 AM

this solution solved me,
thankyou very very much

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tud - Feb 11, 2015 at 12:04 AM

Thank you!!

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rae4412 1 Posts Thursday February 26, 2015Registration date February 26, 2015 Last seen - Feb 26, 2015 at 05:24 AM

thank u so much! I usually find myself having 2 try 15 dif solutions but this time I got u on the first try. its so nice 2 c a simple straight forward answer that tells me exactly what steps 2 take and it actually work. thank u 4 taking ur time 2 help us

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shahjahan - Aug 6, 2015 at 06:35 AM

thank you, this problem solved

Shahjahan

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rjake - Feb 19, 2016 at 08:41 AM

That was it, thank you for posting!!

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phyllis1 - Mar 17, 2016 at 04:02 PM

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hi im using dell Inspiron 13 7000 series and I also found the ctrl key, shift key, fn key, window keys.. and the arrow keys are not working all of a sudden. I have tried so many methods found online but they are still not working. really appreciate if someone could help me out.. I only got this laptop for half a year...

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Zohaib R 2416 Posts Sunday September 23, 2012Registration date November 12, 2017 Last seen - Nov 20, 2012 at 12:07 PM

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Hi adibah,

This might happen due to a software problem or the problem might be with the actual key itself. I would like to know when you are not able to use this key. Are you using the Fn key to navigate to the BIOS or Run diagnostics or this is happening only in Windows? Also reply with the Dell Laptop Model Number in your post.

Please do write back to us.

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adibah 8 Posts Tuesday November 20, 2012Registration date March 14, 2013 Last seen - Nov 20, 2012 at 01:37 PM

the key work just fine but I just cant the fn function such up and down the volume. its Dell N4110

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fayaz - Dec 17, 2013 at 07:17 AM

what happens if enter key not working

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Cdr3 - Sep 2, 2014 at 09:07 PM

Worked fine Zohaib. Thanks

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sai - Feb 3, 2015 at 11:03 AM

i cannot find fn ky behaviou at win mob center,,,how to locate it

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kutti - May 21, 2015 at 03:54 AM

in my dell laptop Fn key is changed for ex..

if I press p its showing *
any optain to change it

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Dilip - Jul 31, 2015 at 10:04 AM

I am using dell inspiron 3521 laptop and I installed windows 7 but I m unable to adjust brightness through function key and through control panel . Please suggest

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Rahman - Sep 14, 2015 at 12:54 PM

I am using dell inspiron N5110 os windows 7 and my F8 to F12 buttons are not working, Number keys also not working and windows key is not working please suggest me.

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Nasir > Riri - Jan 8, 2016 at 01:56 AM

press Fn+Esc to change behavior of the function keys. I just found out so though to share it with you all

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Summer > Nasir - Jan 14, 2016 at 05:38 AM

Thanks so much!!! It worked like magic.

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Ram > Nasir - Jan 26, 2016 at 01:00 AM

thks it worked.

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Kink > Nasir - Jan 26, 2016 at 11:49 PM

Thanks a lot! This litterally works for me!!!

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Jim > Nasir - Feb 2, 2016 at 01:57 PM

This worked, thanks

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ash - Dec 21, 2015 at 04:31 AM

My dell laptop Fn key is changed
if I press U its showing 4
if I press p its showing *

plz help me to fix it...

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Lyn - Feb 5, 2016 at 11:15 PM

I have the same problem with FN Keys which is not working after reformatted and I also tried to press FN+ESC but it didn't work with my DELL Laptop model N5010. Please need help.

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Masrooor - Mar 3, 2016 at 02:56 PM

FN+Esc worked on Inspirion 15 5558 laptop

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BiLLy - Jan 30, 2016 at 12:32 PM

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Guys no solutions are working for me..i am using dell inspirion 15 5559 ..And Today I have this issue ..Fn+esc is also not working for me..And disabling and enabling driver is also not helpfull for me..Please tell me other solutions

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Shane - Feb 24, 2016 at 10:27 AM

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the keyboard drivers.

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Priyanka - Dec 7, 2015 at 04:50 AM

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Thank u so much.It worked for me.:)

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Ray1 - Jan 21, 2016 at 11:15 AM

perfect worked as you said, head nolonger recked

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Vara - Mar 7, 2016 at 09:02 PM

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Just press Fn+Esc and try again.

I had the same problem and it fixed in my case.

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Sirisha - Mar 15, 2017 at 02:02 PM

Thanks.That helps

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xam666 - Apr 18, 2017 at 04:12 PM

Thanks :)

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praveen - May 22, 2017 at 02:50 PM

best answer

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Dom - Jun 26, 2017 at 04:37 PM

Thanks smexy

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seauli - Jul 28, 2017 at 05:07 AM

Thanks Vara, that really works :)

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AQ - Sep 2, 2017 at 07:17 AM

Awesome - so simple Thank You

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Koko Chanel - Oct 5, 2017 at 06:04 AM

Wow! so easy, hugh thank you

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aletovar - Nov 5, 2017 at 09:32 PM

Thank you!

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PDA - Dec 6, 2017 at 11:34 AM

Thanks

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Sue - Jan 10, 2018 at 04:51 PM

Thank you Vara!

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Anon - Feb 18, 2018 at 06:24 AM

Thanks for that. I I wonder where is it documented

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AlexCoroza - Mar 25, 2018 at 10:25 PM

Thanks for this. There is "FN Lock" icon in esc key.