No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

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Ibrahim86
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No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by Ibrahim86 » 10 Apr 2021, 16:19

Hi everyone
I bought a Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800...Any suggestion to switch off Fn keys? :shock: :shock:
I used this script, it works only for half of the F keys (F1-F6), but other F keys(F7-F12) did not work !!!!!

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#InstallKeybdHook
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

; Below based on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

; F1 | Mute 
VOLUME_MUTE::F1
F1::VOLUME_MUTE

; F2 | Volume Down 
VOLUME_DOWN::F2
F2::VOLUME_DOWN

; F3 | Volume Up
VOLUME_UP::F3
F3::VOLUME_UP

; F4 | Last Song
MEDIA_PREV::F4
F4::MEDIA_PREV

; F5 | Play/Pause
MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE::F5
F5::MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE

; F6 | Next song
MEDIA_NEXT::F6
F6::MEDIA_NEXT

; F7 | Brightness Down


; F8 | Brightness Up

; F9 | Search
+#<#F21::F9
F9::
Send, #s
Return

; F10 | Toggle display mode for multi-screen
<#Tab::
SendInput {F10}
Return
				
; F11 | ???
<^<#F21::
SendInput {F11}
Return

; F12 | System Settings
<#F21::
SendInput {F12}
Return
I still have a problem with brightness control+/-(F7, F8), search (F9), toggle display (F10), wireless display(F11), and system settings(F12)
HELP ME PLEASE !!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

AlexFF
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Joined: 26 Nov 2021, 07:16

Re: No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by AlexFF » 26 Nov 2021, 07:25

I just actually love and use all multimedia keys except f7-f8.
The software I work with uses this two Fn keys.
So this code absolutely useless for me.

This problem exist since 2019 and no solution still.
I hate HP since then.

alancantor
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Joined: 11 Jun 2019, 11:28

Re: No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by alancantor » 26 Nov 2021, 12:40

As far as I know, AHK doesn't "see" and can't interact with the "Fn" key.

I would rather have the function keys than the media keys, and made my preference known in the BIOS. So my multimedia keys are disabled whenever I start my computer. For me, the Fn key is wasted keyboard real estate.

I regularly use the following Windows and application-specific hotkeys: F2, F3, F5, F6, F8, F9, and F10. I also have macros triggered by F1 and F12. So I need my function keys!

If there are a handful of multimedia keys someone MUST have, use AHK to assign them to function keys, or to other keys combinations. For example, I use Ctrl + Alt + Plus and Minus for Volume Up and Down:

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; ------------------------
; Volume UP

^!=:: 	; Ctrl + Alt + Plus
	Send, {Volume_Up 5}  ; Increase master volume 
return

; ------------------------
; Volume DOWN

^!-:: 	; Ctrl + Alt + Minus
	Send, {Volume_Down 5}  ; Decrease master volume 
return

AlexFF
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Joined: 26 Nov 2021, 07:16

Re: No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by AlexFF » 30 Nov 2021, 03:26

This is about Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800.
As far as I know theres no way to switch Fn off in BIOS for this keyboard.

Desperate for my F9
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Joined: 14 Nov 2019, 16:38

Re: No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by Desperate for my F9 » 11 Oct 2022, 10:15

Has there been any solution to this? I'm still trying to figure out how to remap my F9 & F11 keys.

RussF
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Joined: 05 Aug 2021, 06:36

Re: No way to lock FN on HP Pavilion Wireless Keyboard 800

Post by RussF » 11 Oct 2022, 11:20

This question has been asked numerous times on this forum. The answer is still no because the key mapping is done in hardware onboard the keyboard before the codes ever get to the PC. One person here, however, found a clever "hardware" fix to overcome the problem. Scroll to the bottom of the thread to see the photo.

I have not done this and cannot endorse it, but it may be a possible solution for you.

Russ

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