F10 keys no longer starts or stops music

[Daphos]

Normally when I press my F10 by itself, it pauses or starts music from whichever music software I have open (Windows Media Player, Spotify...etc). But this morning, it no longer pauses or starts the music anymore. I've tested my keyboard on a website and I've found that it is only responsive if pressed alongside the FN key. All of my other F keys work perfectly fine, my F7 key and F8 key still adjusts the volume without pressing the FN key, although pressing the F10 key with FN doesn't pause the music.

[Jeet_singh]

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As I understand F10 key does not pause or start the music on your computer and you need a way to fix this issue,

Don't worry as I have a few steps that should help fix this issue.

Perform a Hard Reset.

Updating the Bios

Ad here's the step by step guide for you,

Click the Start button, then click Run.

2.In the Run window, next to OOpen, type MSCONFIG .

3.Press the ENTER key.

4.In the System Configuration Utility window, click the Startup tab.

5.On the Startup tab, under Startup Item, ensure that there is a check in the HKserv checkbox.

NOTE: If HKserv is missing, reinstall the Hot-Key Utility application by clicking here

For windows 10 drivers: Click here  (ignore the ads, 3rd party link has been sent to ensure your issue is fixed, I'm going beyond my way to help you and if you would like to give me virtual high five, Click on the purple thumbs up 🙂 )

Keep me posted,

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Good Luck.