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‎03-26-2023 07:36 AM

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Product: HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I recently acquired this old laptop - which had no OS, but did a digital licence for Windows 10 Pro, which I have installed. It's working well - apart from one mysterious disappointment.

 

The fn key seems to be disabled and I can't find a way of enabling it again. The key LED light is permanently off and it does not respond to any combination of other keys. I cannot enable it in BIOS because there is no Action Keys Mode setting.

 

I know I'm not the first person to be mildly inconvenienced in this way - somebody somewhere must know of a solution. This forum seems to be my best hope.

 

Gratitude Guaranteed ! 🙂

 

 

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‎03-26-2023 10:05 AM

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Hi:

 

Since your notebook is not supported by HP for W8, W8.1 or W10, the only suggestion I can offer would be to try the W7 Quick launch buttons software from your notebook's support page.

 

Driver - HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation | HP® Customer Support

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