A recent HP laptop that I purchased needed to have the settings in the
bios changed in order to create the function key settings I needed for
my screen readers. Toggling didn't work however, maybe it does now
that the bios has been changed; I'll check the next time I boot it.
  Steve Hoad

On 4/21/20, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I discovered something today that may help others here.
>
>
> Most of the time when we buy laptops or Bluetooth keyboards, the
> function keys at the top are all messed up. They control screen
> brightness, speaker volume, etc. This is a PITA for people who use
> screen readers because Mute is never in the same place and because we
> have to remember to hold down Fn when we want to do things like close apps.
>
>
> Anyway, I discovered today that, if you tap the Fn key twice, you can
> toggle between the standard Windows function keys and the
> alternate/modified function keys.
>
>
> I don't know if this works on any Windows 10 computer. I discovered it
> on a Surface Pro 7 running Windows 10 1909, and I was able to do the
> same thing on my work laptop, which is running Windows 10 from a couple
> of years ago. I don't remember what brand the work computer is, maybe Asus.
>
>
> Just passing this tip along. I'm curious to know if it works for other
> people.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
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 Steve Hoad


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