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Is it possible to change the default of F1-F8 keys from media to regular function keeping the F9-F12 as is on Dell XPS 15?
I know there that you can switch between FN and Media via Fn+Esc. I know there are BIOS options to change the default for the whole row.
But what I want is to only change in for F10-F12. I rarely use ...
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Switching computers not working as expected
Summary: So I bought a switch Wenter HDMI Switch 4k 60hz HDCP 2.2 and was attempting to connect three computers on clamshell mode (two macbooks and one dell xps PC, all sharing the same monitor and if ...
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dell xps water damage - keyboard not working
My daughter spilled a small amount of water on her XPS 13 9360 keyboard a few weeks ago. The keyboard stopped working the next day. The backlight comes on, but none of the keys work. I purchased a ...
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Dell XPS 15 Fn key stopped working
For 3 years, I've used my Fn without a problem. I've used it to switch between my F5 key and the play/pause button for example. And I've most often used it to turn my arrow keys into PgUp/PgDn/Home/...
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Hibernate a Dell laptop with a single key press
In my HP laptop, near the F1 button, there is a moon icon. When I click Fn+F1, the laptop immediately goes into hibernation. This is very convenient to me.
In my Dell XPS laptop (with Windows 10) ...
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Changing keyboard layout of a laptop
In many Dell laptops, the Home, End, PgUp and PgDn buttons are combined with the arrow keys, so to press one of them you have to press Fn+Arrow; see bottom-right of the figure:
This is very ...
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How to lock the arrow keys to the alternative function of Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys on Dell XPS 15?
How is it possible to lock the arrow keys to the alternative function of Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys on Dell XPS 15 (9560)?
The dell XPS 15 9560 uses the Fn key in combination with the up, down, left, ...
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Cannot change FN lock behavior on XPS 9560
I got my new XPS 15 9560 about a week ago and I am currently dual booting Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Windows 10, with the latest BIOS update (1.3.4). The laptop has secondary functions for the f1-f12 keys ...
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dell xps 13, is it possible to swap ctrl and fn keys in bios?
This question was marked as a duplicate to a question about how to remap keys in the OS. This is not related to my question.
Although most keys can easily be remapped in this way the fn key is ...
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What's this extra R-like character on my '4' key?
I recently got a Dell XPS 13, it comes with a standard US-Intl layout (well, as 'standard' as these laptop keyboards get, anyway), except there is an extra R-like character on the 4 key.
I've never ...
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mouse and keyboard not functioning properly on start up - both operating systems
I have a Dell XPS M1530.
This afternoon I have encountered a problem with my laptop.
first I realized that when I try to log in windows and type my password, the cursor focus loses or does not type. ...
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USB Keyboard occasionally needs reboot
A Fujitsu KB910 USB keyboard connected to a Dell XPS 8300 used to work flawlessly. But it then started to be unresponsive now and then on BIOS level, i.e. it was no longer possible to enter the user ...
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Studio XPS 16 Fn key does not work
I had Vista on my laptop. After a Windows 7 clean install Fn key does not work. For example Fn+1 should be equal to Numpad1 but it does nothing. I have installed several drivers from Dell website but ...
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How can I write Spanish accents on my Dell XPS Studio 16 keyboard?
I state the model number because generally you would type ALT + to type a letter from another language. But you would have to use the numerical pad with NumLock on.
Most laptops usually have the ...
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No Mouse During Windows 7 Install
I'm having a problem installing Windows 7 on my Dell XPS m1330 notebook. When booting from DVD I get to the screen where you select the language; time and currency; and keyboard input or method only ...
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