Change Function key behavior in Dell laptops

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One thing I did not similar about my Dell Windows laptop keyboard was the behavior of the Role and Multimedia keys – that is, the topmost row in the keyboard. On my earlier Dell XPS, I was used to pressing the key to activate the Function keys like F1, F2, etc., and to press Fn key + the F1, F2 key to activate the multimedia operations like Speaker on or off, Search, etc.

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I wanted to change this beliefs; ie. I wanted to interchange, bandy or inverse keyboard Function and Multi-media keys back to the one I was used to, and hither are two ways you can do it.

ane] Via BIOS

Restart your Windows computer and when it starts booting, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS settings.

Press the Advanced tab and double-click on Function key behavior. Change the setting from Multimedia key to Function key.

Annotation: Entering the BIOS and irresolute BIOS settings is unremarkably not advisable – especially if y'all are non used to it. I, therefore, recommend y'all follow this 2nd method.

2] Via Windows Mobility Center

Change the Function key behavior using the Windows Mobility Centre.

To open up the Windows Mobility Middle, open the Run box, blazon mblctr and hitting Enter. Goes without saying that you lot can also access it via Command Console > Hardware and Audio > Windows Mobility Center > Adjust usually used mobility settings.

Under Function Key Row, from the drop-down card, select the Function key instead of Multimedia central.

In this way, yous will be able to interchange, bandy or inverse keyboard Function and Multi-media keys on Dell laptops.

Note: Please read the comment by David Joseph below.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a ten-year Microsoft MVP (2006-sixteen) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a Organization Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-political party offers while installing freeware.