How to Enable Function Keys on Your Toshiba Laptop

Got a brand new laptop but don’t know how to enable function keys on Toshiba laptop? Don’t worry, we are here to help.

Toshiba laptops have a neat Function Key feature which can be used to access various quick settings and toggle basic commands using the keys on your keyboard. The Function Key (or Fn Key) is located on the bottom left of the keyboard where your Ctrl and Alt keys usually are.

The Function Key can be very helpful because it can allow you to quickly change settings like brightness, volume, and system lock using just a few shortcuts. However, the Fn key might not be unlocked by default on your Toshiba laptop.

In this guide, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of enabling function keys on a Toshiba laptop. We have also covered how to unlock the keyboard on a Dell laptop.

How to Enable Function Keys on Toshiba Laptop

You can enable function keys on a Toshiba laptop by following these steps:

1. Go to the Start menu
2. Select “All Programs” and then “Toshiba”
3. Under Toshiba, click “Utilities”
4. Select the “Accessibility” option
5. Look for the box that enables the “Fn” Key
6. Check the box that enables the “Fn” Key
7. Click “OK” after customizing your screen preferences
8. Check to see if your Fn key has been enabled
9. You can do this by pressing the Fn and Esc keys at the same time
10. If you see the volume icon, then the Fn keys have been enabled successfully.

Now you have successfully enabled the Function keys on your Toshiba laptop. You can use the Fn key in conjunction with Esc or any F-keys to run a quick command.

How to Disable Function Keys on a Toshiba Laptop

If you want to disable the function keys on your Toshiba laptop, there is a pretty simple method to do so. You may want to disable the function keys if you keep accidentally activating the various commands, or if you just want to keep your keyboard functionality simple.

Here’s how to disable the function keys.

1. Power down your Toshiba laptop
2. Enter the BIOS menu by pressing the F2 key while the laptop is booting up
3. Enter the “System Configuration” tab
4. Select the “Action Key Mode”
5. Click on Enter to disable the Function Key
6. Save the new settings by pressing F10
7. Restart your Toshiba laptop.

Your laptop’s function keys have now been disabled.

Changing the Function Keys Mode

On Toshiba laptops, the function keys have two different modes of action.

• In the first mode, you press the F1-F12 keys to get their typical functions. However, to enable the special function mode, you first have to hold the Fn key, and then press the F1-F12 keys.
• In the second mode, you have to hold down the Fn key and then press the F1-F12 keys to get the typical functions. To get the special functions, you simply have to press the Fn key alone.

You can switch between these two modes depending on which one you prefer. For example, many users prefer to have the typical functions like edit, delete, or repeat to be accessible with only a single button press without using the Toshiba Function keys.

On the other hand, some users may prefer to have more complicated functions like “Repeated last registration” to be accessible only while pressing the Function key.

You have the choice between the two modes of functions according to your liking. Follow these steps to switch between the two modes.

1. Click on Start
2. Go to “Toshiba” under “All Programs”
3. Select “Tools and Utilities”
4. Go to “HWSETUP” to access the HW Setup Software
5. Access the “Keyboard” tab by clicking it
6. Pick between the Standard F1-F12 format over the Normal F1-F12 format
7. If no such choice is present, your Toshiba laptop only supports one mode
8. Click “OK”
9. Close the HWSETUP Program
10. Check the Function Keys.

You can also try out the other mode by repeating the same process but selecting the different mode in Step 6.

In specific Toshiba laptop models, you can also change the Function Keys mode by simply pressing the “Fn” and “ESC” keys simultaneously. This will toggle the change in the mode of the Fn keys. If you were pressing “Fn+F1” to access the lock feature, now you can simply press “F1” to lock your device.

Function Keys Not Working?

If your laptop’s Function keys are somehow still not working, you can try to fix it by running the hardware troubleshooter.

Follow these steps:

1. Go to “Settings” by pressing Windows Key + I
2. Select “Update and Security”
3. Select the “Troubleshoot” option
4. Run the troubleshooter
5. Wait for the troubleshooter to finish
6. Apply any fixes if prompted
7. Check if the Function Keys are working.

The troubleshooter is helpful in solving many hardware issues with Windows devices. However, if your Function Keys are still not working, you can try disabling and enabling them again using the aforementioned steps.

Failing that, the Function Key itself might be damaged or malfunctioning.

FAQs:

How to lock your Toshiba laptop with the Function Key?

You can lock your Toshiba laptop using the Function Key by pressing the “Fn” and the “F1” key simultaneously. The laptop lock feature disables any input into the device until the device is unlocked using the same command. This is important if you want to protect your files and data from other people if you are leaving your laptop unattended.

How to turn on Bluetooth using the Fn key on a Toshiba laptop?

You can turn on Bluetooth using the Function keys by pressing the “Fn” key and the “F8” key simultaneously. Some Toshiba laptops might not have built-in Bluetooth functionality, however, so this shortcut will not work on those laptops. In supported laptops, you can quickly connect your Bluetooth-enabled devices with your laptop using this shortcut.

How to enable Function Keys without pressing Fn?

You can enable the Function Keys without pressing Fn by going to the BIOS and configuring it from there. Enter the BIOS of your Toshiba laptop and look for the option of “Action Keys Mode” under the System Configuration tab. You can enable and disable the Function Keys from this option. Be sure to save your BIOS settings before restarting.