pause key

[disgruntled45]

How do I dsable the Pause function on the Shift key? I have never seen a more useless function on a major key on a keypad before (in over 30 years of PC use).

I would throw out my HP laptop if I could afford to do so. Hitting the Pause area of the formerly-Shift-key-only pad causes my cursor to jump to a previous locale of its choosing (no Fn key involved), so unless I am intently watching my keyboard, the next several characters wind up in the wrong locale. I LOSE A LOT OF TIME ON THIS ONE BRAINLESS "FEATURE."

[Sparkles1]

Hi @disgruntled45 ,

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I grasp that you are having a difficulty with the pause key on the keyboard.  I am unsure why it is acting that way.

I suggest you uninstall the keyboard driver and reinstall.

Please let me know the outcome.

Good Luck!

[Cloudster]

Did you ever get an answer? HP "support" seems useless.

[Cloudster]

I don't WANT to pause. When I hit anywhere on the shift key I just want it to shift. This thing really slows up my typing and causes jumbled letter sequence. I have to type lines over and over again.

[Cloudster]

Still waiting to hear if I can disable my Envy pause key. No response so far. a week after asking the question.

[Sigsy]

I couldn't agree more...the pause key is very poorly placed and causes all kinds of trouble and frustration when typing.  The laptop is otherwise great - too bad the pause key is a deal breaker.  

[Shumanov]

Hello everyone!

Recently I came across the same problem, when on my new laptop (15-ck004ur) I tried to use regular "Right_SHIFT+INS" for insert from clipboard.

There's a problem, since these 2 keys ([Ins, PrtScr] + [Pause,Right_Shift]) mutually exclude each other. 

Ins is working with Fn (and without Fn it's a PrtScr), while Shift is working without Fn (and  Right_Shift  with Fn is Break!).

I don't know, in what kind of fevered brain this design could arise. But it's obvious that we're unable to get an answer from HP support  (at least, in a forseeable future).

Since we're left to our own devices, we can try to find a workaround. And I found.

If you press the keys in exact sequence, you'll get it

Right_Shift+Fn+Ins

Hope this way out could be helphul for someone.

Have a nice day.

P.S. It should be mentioned, that right after my laptop had been bought, I disbled in BIOS Function Keys. So if you haven't done this, the workaround might be even more complicated )))