Set F-Keys primary instead of special keys on Lenovo

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Set F-Keys primary instead of special keys on Lenovo

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I have a new Lenovo E540 which has the special keys like volume change and such on the F-Keys here. So to actually use the F-Keys the FN has to be pressed to, so when using Alt+F4 I have to press Alt+Fn+F4 which is very inconvenient.
In the BIOS it is possible to swap the FN and Ctrl Keys so the F-Keys are primary again but then the functionality of the Fn and Ctrl Key are really swapped!
Is there probably a solution where the functionality of the FN and Ctrl key remain and the F-Keys are primary?

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If you press FN + Esc it switches between the 2 modes. Visible with the led on the FN key.

It is easier to use F1, F2 etc; when you want to use the special functions you can just use the FN key plus the F keys.

[#27527] Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 2 Years [reply] [flag answer]

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