[nfbcs] Windows 10 FN Lock

[Nancy Coffman]

The only place I have ever found anyway to change the FN luck in windows is the mobility center. Just type it in, and see if the setting is there. If it is not, you are back to bios.

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> On Sep 22, 2018, at 3:38 PM, Donald Winiecki via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> If there is not a specific setup program by the manufacturer on that
> computer (I think an earlier message indicated this is a Dell notebook), it
> may be necessary to change this setting through the CMOS.  This would
> require a person knowledgeable in hardware setup.
> 
> _don
> 
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 12:58 PM NFB Cambridge via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> What is the computer in question specifically the model and make?
>> 
>> I certainly believe the last poster was correct!
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Richard Welch
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>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Windows 10 FN Lock
>> 
>> Unless I'm mistaken, that's not a Windows 10 issue but a specific laptop
>> issue, meaning that you'll need to find out how to do FN Lock on your
>> specific laptop. There should be labels, though often pictures, on or near
>> the
>> function keys. I expect one of the function keys, with the Fn key, might
>> be the toggle you're looking for.
>> 
>> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 09:36:37AM -0700, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
>> I just got a new laptop at work that is a Dell running Windows
>> 10. FN lock is on by default, and it is driving me crazy, especially since
>> it has caused me to inadvertently do something else when trying to execute
>> a
>> JAWS command. I want to turn off FN lock but still be able to use the fn
>> key. Does anyone know how to do that on Windows 10? Windows 10 is very new
>> and different to me, so please provide step by step instructions.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Nicole
>> 
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