fn key seems to be reversed

[jonroberts26]

My wife's Toshiba Laptop Satellite c55t a5222
was working normally last night and today she has to press the Fn key to change the volume. It is acting like there is a Fn lock on or something. I can't seem to find any help on Google, so I figured I'd ask some experts. The Toshiba help page is extremely frustrating. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my experience on this site has been very positive this far.

Thanks for the help in advance

 

[jonroberts26]

I got my solution back in April 2014, but feel free to post helpful hints for everyone else. This is apparently an irritating thing on all laptops...

Thanks all and Good luck to ya.

 

[RenRys]

This is the solution. Thank, you thank you, thank you. But if your keyboard use the funtion key to acces f1, f2, f3 and so on... you must use this settings in "special function mode", to it works as factory default. That is my issue, my laptop was in "normal f1-f12". But thanks. quotemsg=13171468,0,1645739]Here is the solution I found on another website...

(0) Save all your open documents and stuff and close their respective programs

(1) Navigate to the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba\System Setting

(2) Double-click on the "System Settings.exe"

(3) Scroll down in the left menu until you find "keyboard"

(4) Click on the "keyboard" menu option and change the default "special function mode" to "normal f1-f12"

(5) Click the "apply" button and allow your computer to restart.

All done!![/quotemsg]

 

[Frank Castillo]

My wife's Toshiba Laptop Satellite c55t a5222
was working normally last night and today she has to press the Fn key to change the volume. It is acting like there is a Fn lock on or something. I can't seem to find any help on Google, so I figured I'd ask some experts. The Toshiba help page is extremely frustrating. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my experience on this site has been very positive this far.

Thanks for the help in advance

There is a option either on the bios or the Toshiba assistance that you can turn on and off the special keys (Fn or Hot Keys)

 

[Tomasz Drozd]

The only solution is to autorun (set as an autorun app) a TCrdMain.exe file. The one is probably to be found on each and every modern Toshiba Satellite laptop. Good luck. P.S. This works fine on my Toshiba L850/W7.

 

[Tomasz Drozd]

BTW, the file - TCrdMain.exe - that should be run at the startup is just Toshiba's flashcard app.

 

[JenJen]

My wife's Toshiba Laptop Satellite c55t a5222
was working normally last night and today she has to press the Fn key to change the volume. It is acting like there is a Fn lock on or something. I can't seem to find any help on Google, so I figured I'd ask some experts. The Toshiba help page is extremely frustrating. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my experience on this site has been very positive this far.


Hi This How I resolved it ON My Toshiba AMD net book nb550d after installing Linux OS UBUNTU 14.10 my net book would not wake from sleep trying to boot and select F12 to initiate a full recovery it was impossible as F keys were dysfunctional..... so I re installed Toshiba Windows 7 from a clone....function keys still dysfunctional... F Keys stoped working and when booting up the press F2 and F12 to enter setup Bios /CMOS etc just failed to show
My SOLUTION
Go Start/ all programs/ Toshiba/ Utilities/ Hardware set up ( a small blue icon with wrench) click it, go to BOOT PRIORITY on the right pane " Boot Speed" select "Normal" on the left pane boot priority select HDD. Alternative attempt when here in this window before you try the boot priority take a look at Keyboard tab see if you have a choice re F1 F12 settings....
This worked... although I don't see why, other than F keys initiation must play a role in booting speed... Good Luck

 

[Gooble]

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-nz/support/hardware-and-drivers/type-cover#LockKeys

I am not sure if this also applies to your keyboard. For my keyboard, I can switch between locking and unlocking the Fn key by pressing Caps+Fn.

I saw that you already had a solution. Perhaps this is a less convoluted way of achieving the same result =) Good luck.

 

[Missterrical]

Hey! Sorry for the late response - the same thing was happening to me but Fn+Esc fixed it for me. If you aren't able to fix it, the Fn keys should still work, but you'll need to not press (or press) Fn with the function you choose.
TRY: Fn+Esc

 

[vikas19]

Fn+F11(NumLk) worked for me (acer aspire)..Thanks to one who answered.
Sorry I couldn't note his name..

 

[theyellowjello]

Nothing here worked for me. I have a Toshiba Satellite C55t-A

 

[JU1C3R]

I had the same problem. I'm running windows 8. if you search the computer for "function key" it will give you a result click on that and switch the enabled to on.

Thank you, this fixed my issue

sorry still does nothing...
function application open?
tried holding it from either desktop: metro or normal for thirty seconds... nothing

thanks anyway

 

[patones]

Hello,

The following worked for me:
Go to
start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities ->function key

Change the "notification" settings

I know, it has nothing to do with notifications, but it worked. I don´t know why.

At the same time, make sure the keyboard settings on :

Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities ->System settings,

is set to ""Special function mode" (default mode in my Toshiba laptop)

Miguel Paton

 

[KCSR]

Hi,

I have a Toshiba Satellite C670-11M, having the same problem with my Fn key working reversed. By trial and error and based on the information on this forum I partially solved it as follows:

Open: ProgramFiles\Toshiba\Utilities
run: TACSPROP by double clicking it

Activate the box " Fn plaktoets gebruiken" (sorry for the dutch), make sure the box "Fn key twice to lock" is on and apply settings.

Now the Fn key toggles on/off by hitting the Fn key once/twice shortly. This works but something seems to be wrong with the character "t" on my keyboard, it is no working!

he yping now looks liking speeking wih some eeh missing!

Any solution for that?

 

[gunnar_1]

My wife's Toshiba Laptop Satellite c55t a5222
was working normally last night and today she has to press the Fn key to change the volume. It is acting like there is a Fn lock on or something. I can't seem to find any help on Google, so I figured I'd ask some experts. The Toshiba help page is extremely frustrating. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my experience on this site has been very positive this far.

Thanks for the help in advance

I FIXED IT, PRESS FN+ESC don't hold it.

 

[gunnar_1]

My wife's Toshiba Laptop Satellite c55t a5222
was working normally last night and today she has to press the Fn key to change the volume. It is acting like there is a Fn lock on or something. I can't seem to find any help on Google, so I figured I'd ask some experts. The Toshiba help page is extremely frustrating. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but my experience on this site has been very positive this far.

Thanks for the help in advance

I FIXED IT, PRESS FN+ESC don't hold it.

 

[Monica_84078]

Ok so this started happening to me last week sometime. I couldn't figure out what caused it. After an EXHAUSTIVE search online & finding this post, I have tried literally EVERYTHING with absolutely no luck. I am 100% sure that it is caused my something I did, I just can't figure out how to fix it. I seriously think this issue is going to drive me nuts (I'm really serious!)

I see some fixes have worked for some people, for some like me nothing has worked. I thought I would go ahead and post a reply to see if anyone could help me, although I doubt it as everyone has obviously been extremely helpful. Don't you love the Internet for that?

Ok, so like I said, it happened within the last 7 days. It used to be I was able to just push the mute & volume up/down buttons & they would work, now I have to use the Fn button in combination with them for them to work. If I push the mute key without the FN key, it put the browser into full screen, it's weird.

I thought for sure System Settings.exe was gonna be the solution, but it wasn't. I could only control notifications with that anyways.

Then, THEN I saw the post on TCrdMain.exe & I thought FOR SURE that was gonna be it because last week (mysteriously about when this started happening) I had shut some things off in startup & after looking, I had indeed disabled TOSHIBA Function Key Main Module (TCrdMain.exe) So I thought EUREKA that's it, but no go! I don't understand if that's not it what the heck else could it be. I have tried EVERY SINGLE THING listed in this topic.

Anyone have any more ideas? I really thought TOSHIBA Function Key Main Module was it. And yes, I restarted, LOL!

Thanks so much,
VERY Frustrated Monica

 

[Danius]

I figured out a work around. I myself have an Asus, and I've been working on this for a whole day now. So for me the BIOS setting didn't exist, I could not roll back the mouse driver which I think seems to be the issue, and I tries all sorts of other things, nothing worked. I'm using windows 10, so here is how I fixed it.

Basically what you do is you change the key layout for your keyboard.
1. For this I used the program: http://www.randyrants.com/category/sharpkeys/ and downloaded SharpKeys 3.5. I was able to rebind the keys, even if it does say only up to windows 7, it worked for me for windows 10.
2. So you use the program, rebind the keys (idk if it works with other languages then English with this program), after you are done,
3. Click bind to Registry,
4. Restart your computer, or logg out, and it should be fixed

 

[KeessieSR]

This works for my Toshiba Satellite C670-11M. You have to repeat the procedure every tie you have restarted your computer.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/toshiba-satellite-c670-19f-windows-10-fn-key/05449402-cca3-426a-a121-996879970545?auth=1

 

[Monica_84078]

Ok so this started happening to me last week sometime. I couldn't figure out what caused it. After an EXHAUSTIVE search online & finding this post, I have tried literally EVERYTHING with absolutely no luck. I am 100% sure that it is caused my something I did, I just can't figure out how to fix it. I seriously think this issue is going to drive me nuts (I'm really serious!)

I see some fixes have worked for some people, for some like me nothing has worked. I thought I would go ahead and post a reply to see if anyone could help me, although I doubt it as everyone has obviously been extremely helpful. Don't you love the Internet for that?

Ok, so like I said, it happened within the last 7 days. It used to be I was able to just push the mute & volume up/down buttons & they would work, now I have to use the Fn button in combination with them for them to work.

I thought for sure System Settings.exe was gonna be the solution, but it wasn't. I could only control notifications with that anyways.

Then, THEN I saw the post on TCrdMain.exe & I thought FOR SURE that was gonna be it because last week (mysteriously about when this started happening) I had shut some things off in startup & after looking, I had indeed disabled TOSHIBA Function Key Main Module (TCrdMain.exe) So I thought EUREKA that's it, but no go! I don't understand if that's not it what the heck else could it be. I have tried EVERY SINGLE THING listed in this topic.

Anyone have any more ideas? I really thought TOSHIBA Function Key Main Module was it. And yes, I restarted, LOL!

Thanks so much,
VERY Frustrated Monica

 

[Destiny_1]

!! I have been bounced around like a ping pong! And its the same issue! I have used the FN key and the volume buttons. I came in one day and my roommate was on my computer pressing the same button over and over. (f8) I know its something simple! I`m tired of taking it to someone. Can someone help me figure this out?