Disable or Reassign / Remap Function (fn) Key on Your Keyboard

Disable or Reassign / Remap Function (fn) Key on Your Keyboard

Have any of those Computer or PC with the Function (fn) key on Your Keyboard. This tutorial will assist you to disable the key or remap the key to another key like the Windows Keys.

The Function (fn) key is usually found on all laptops, it assist one to quickly navigate to System Functions available on the Numerical keys.

To do this, we need a tool known as SharpKeys, Click on this link to Download SharpKeys (Note: Install as System Administrator and always run it as System Administrator)

Disable Function (fn) Key on Keyboard

1) After Downloading SharpKeys, Install SharpKeys on Your Computer.

2) After the installation, Launch SharpKeys, it will come with a warning of writing a key to the registry, Click on OK.

3) The SharpKeys Window will open

4) Below, Click on Add (Where Orange box is).

5) Select the Function (fn) Key (From Map this Key Table) and  To this Key, You Select Turn Key Off (00_00) ino rder to disable the key, this Click ok   OR Click on Type Key and Press the Function (fn) Key For Map from this Table and then select Turn Key Off (00_00) inorder to disable the key, then Click on Ok

6)Then Below on the right hand corner, Click on Write to Registry (Where the Orange Box is)

Remap Function (fn) Key on Keyboard

1) After Downloading SharpKeys, Install SharpKeys on Your Computer.

2) After the installation, Launch SharpKeys, it will come with a warning of writing a key to the registry, Click on OK.

3) The SharpKeys Window will open

4) Below, Click on Add (Where Orange box is).

5) Select the Function (fn) Key (From Map this Key Table) and  To this Key, You Select the key you want to remap it to on the list, and then Click on OK   OR Click on Type Key and Press the Function (fn) Key For Map from this Table and then Click on Type Key and Press the Key you want to Use the Function (fn) Key for, then Click on Ok

6)Then Below on the right hand corner, Click on Write to Registry (Where the Orange Box is).

Hope with this, you have learnt How to Disable or Remap Function (fn) Key on Your Keyboard.

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