In my experience this is brand specific. For example, on my Dell, hitting the function key plus the escape key will toggle the behavior 
Of the function keys. On my HP there was nothing I could do other than go into BIOS and change the behavior permanently.

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Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail

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> 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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