# I'm Stumped: Laptop function key stuck on...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164 "2007-10-10T01:58:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164/1 "2007-10-10T01:58:04Z")

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On my Toshiba laptop on my wife’s account (XP Professional), the function key is stuck on. this means that whenever I type jkl, I get 123. Pgup becomes home. F5 tries to switch to a projector. If I hold down the function key (similar to shift or control key, I say this in the event that the function key is only a feature of this laptop, my old HP laptop did not have a function key) the keys function normally. This is not a hardware problem as my account on this computer is normal. I have checked sticky keys, toggle keys and filter keys and they are all off.

I don’t know where else to check.

Can I doper smarter than me help out?

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**Author:** ![Bagistan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Bagistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bagistan)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164/2 "2007-10-10T02:17:02Z")

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Have you tried Fn + Num Lock?  
Sometimes there are some vendor-specific settings that controls these things. Have any of those?

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164/3 "2007-10-10T02:17:17Z")

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That sounds more like the NumLock key than the function key to me. Are you sure NumLock isn’t on?

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stumped-laptop-function-key-stuck-on/422164/4 "2007-10-10T02:28:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Askance]  
That sounds more like the NumLock key than the function key to me. Are you sure NumLock isn’t on?  
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You are the exact person I was trying to reach when I asked for help from someone more intelligent than me. THANKS!!!  
Thanks also Bagistan.

Yeesh, I am such an idiot.