On some computers, the function keys -- the 12 "F" keys at the top of the keyboard -- have built-in secondary functions, like changing speaker volume or monitor brightness. Using the function keys for ...

If you take a look at your laptop's keyboard, you'll notice that the top row keys have icons printed above, with "F" and a number, like F1, F2, and so on, below each one. These are known as function ...

The number lock function on your laptop can help you quickly enter a series of numbers including those related to the bookkeeping of your business. The function turns your laptop's keypad into a ...

With many laptops, specifically from HP Pavilion, users have noticed that when they try to deactivate the number lock by pressing [Fn] + [Num lock] or [Fn] + [F11], nothing happens. This is likely due ...

This is the first reason why your computer keyboard gets locked accidentally. Filter Keys turn on if you press the right shift key for 8 seconds, which of course can happen accidentally. When your ...

My (slightly old) Toshiba Satellite has the Fn key placed between left Ctrl & Alt, where a Windows key would normally be. The Fn key is used in key combinations to control video out, lock the laptop, ...