windows 7 - Function key taken by another program, how to default it

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2013-08
  • Milox

    Everytime I press the F11 key it opens up a browser window with the same URL. This happens anywhere I press it and I need this key to have it's default behavior because I use it to program on Visual Studio (Windows 7).

    Any ideas why this is happening and how to go back to default function keys?, I haven't installed anything that I remember can cause this behavior.

    This is a standard Dell desktop key board, no multimedia keys, like this one:

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    Firing URL is http://argos:8080/Login.jsp?jsessionid=55rh3obsahm9m

    seems like one of our company's internal addresses but IT guys say they have no idea about it.

    I don't see any suspicious software that can be causing this.

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  • Karan

    Check the Keyboard applet in Control Panel, as well as any other CP applet that looks as if it might be keyboard/input device-related, as well as your installed programs list. There must be something extraneous that's causing this, since it's not default Windows behaviour. Also, what's the URL? Maybe that'll help track the software down.

  • Jeeva

    Have you got an FN-toggle button on your keyboard? This sounds like you have one of the media keyboards with Mail and such bound to alternative uses of the Function keys.

    Try hitting that button, if you have it, and if that is the problem it will be sorted.


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  • cust0s

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  • EvilChookie

    There's a couple of things:

    1. Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard
    2. Untick "Use All F1, F2, etc keys as standard keys"
    3. Click "Keyboard Shortcuts"
    4. Click "Restore Defaults"

    That should fix the problem.

    Edit:

    Some people suggest powering off the MBP, or resetting the SMC completely. Here's a forum thread which describes a similar situation.

    Here's how to reset the SMC on most recent Apple Portables.

    The SMC is responsible for some system IO functions, such as the trackpad, as well as power management functions. It's entirely possible that your keyboard isn't behaving because of this SMC.

    Also, does this behavior occur under a new user account? If it does not, I would be inclined to trash any files from the first user's library related to keyboard - or simply migrate to the new user account, whichever is easier.

  • Vervious

    Go to System Preferences and click Keyboard. There is an option to switch the behavior.

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  • hanleyp

    You can use the utility FunctionFlip to change the keys from Fn keys to special features. Maybe that can help fix the problem.