The key takeaway here is that we need to know what to do for the specific make and model of laptop you have at hand. There are a select few that allow toggling the function row keys from media keys/hotkeys via some keyboard-based method, but most do require turning that off in UEFI/BIOS and without knowing the make and model it is impossible to advise specifically, or further. --
Brian -Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044
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