HP Omen Key Assignment not working

[Cam_Jawless]

Hi all,

I’ve got an HP Omen 15-5010TX that I recently reset using a bootable USB. I reinstalled the System Event Utility (SP101543) and HP Omen Control (SP70894), which brought back the backlight controls and key assignments.

The P1–P6 keys work fine for single-press actions (e.g. I set P4 to toggle Caps Lock), but I can’t get press-and-hold functions to work. I’d like to assign "Ctrl" to P6 so holding it and pressing "A" triggers "Select All", but it doesn’t behave like a modifier key.

Is there any way to enable press-and-hold for these keys? If not through Omen Control, are there other tools or workarounds?

Thanks in advance!

[Garp_senchau]

@Cam_Jawless, Welcome to HP Support Community,

Thank you for posting your query; I’m here to help by guiding you through steps to resolve this issue

Install PowerToys: Download from here and install it.

Open PowerToys and Use Keyboard Manager:

Launch PowerToys and go to Keyboard Manager.

Click Remap a key to change key functions.

Remap a Key:

Click the + button to add a key mapping.

Select your Physical Key (e.g., P6) and assign a Mapped Key (e.g., Ctrl or any key you want).

You can also create shortcuts like Ctrl + A.

I hope this helps.

Please feel free to reply here if you have any questions or if you need further clarification on any of the steps. 

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