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‎01-08-2026 05:44 PM

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I have tried all the prompts to activate the backlit keyboard FN 5 FN 11 and Fn right arrow.  Nothing seems to activate the backlight.  What is my next step?

 

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‎01-08-2026 09:19 PM

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Does your notebook come with a backlit keyboard?

 

Most of them don't.

 

Generally, the F4 key turns the backlight on and off, and if your notebook has a backlit keyboard the function key that turns it on would have a keyboard icon with light rays above the keyboard icon.

 

If you don't see a key like that on the function key row, then your notebook does not have a backlit keyboard.

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