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‎12-14-2010 03:39 PM

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Have G72T.   Keyboard has no BREAK key.

 

An application requires me to press:   CTRL+ALT+BREAK 

 

Is there a key combination that executes a BREAK key?

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‎07-30-2013 04:36 PM - last edited on ‎09-24-2021 12:26 PM by Retired

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I was also worried about the pause break key on my HP Pavilion g6 laptop.

✅You can see that the right hand side shift also acts as a pause key but when you simply press it, it doesn't respond (because that is acting as a shift key primarily and not  as a pause key).

✅I needed this pause key mainly for gaming purposes and I found out how to use the pause key.

✔️Press the "fn" key + press the 'right hand side shift/pause key'.

 

:LightBulb:Note: After you press the "fn" key you leave that and then press the shift/pause key, if you have to resume, again press the "fn" key and then press the shift/pause key.

 

Break key.png

 

If you have a problem when press the "fn" key, check this link: HP Notebook PCs - How to Lock or Unlock the Fn (Function) Key 

 

Hope this helps!!!

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‎12-14-2010 04:13 PM

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Try the 'Pause' key...

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‎12-15-2010 01:46 AM

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I have a DV7, and the 'Pause' is written in faint on the right hand SHIFT key..ie 'Pause' and 'SHIFT' are the same button... How do I activate the PAUSE (BREAK ?) ???

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‎12-15-2010 02:31 AM

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probably function buttin usually marked by FN in a square in the same colour writing, lower left corner of keyboard, however, i've never been able to use a multi key command with the FN key required (as in your case it would be ctrl+alt+FN+shift) as the depressing of the FN key seems to boot me out of they key sequence required, alternativly, you could try to use a USB external keyboard with a pause/break key

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‎12-15-2010 06:49 AM

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@ BigBadBoris - Can you post the exact model number of your notebook?

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‎01-11-2011 04:31 AM

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HI there, yes the laptop is a  DV7 4010.

Thx

 

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‎01-11-2011 04:54 AM

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ESC button seems to cause a break, and gets me into Debug mode for Excel VBA, and other developement languages.

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‎09-21-2011 10:37 AM

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Thank you.  This worked like a charm on my new HP Pavilion g series laptop.  I had searched all over the place for this information with no luck before coming here.  :generic:

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‎01-20-2012 01:23 PM

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HEDV76199US Pavilion dv7-6199us 17.3" Notebook Computer (Steel Gray)

 

I just bought my Pavilion and I also cannot find the break key in order to get out of full screen mode of remote desk top.  I've tried

 

CTL + ALT + ESC

CTL + ALT + FN + ESC

CTL + ALT + PAUSE (pause is the shift function on the shift key.  Kind of wierd)

CTL + ALT + FN + PAUSE

CTL + ALT + FN + INS

 

I've also tried with just the right CTL and ALT keys.

 

Any other ideas?

 

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‎02-04-2012 10:19 AM

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I'm having the same problem with my dv7-6b63us

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