Disabling F1 key: lots of problems Aspire 3 A315-56.

asimraza124

I want to disable the commands associated to my Fn keys in particular the F1 command which activates the sleep mode. In addition Fn keys alone are not present in the Keyboard Shortcuts (in the settings). I tried several unsuccessful ways:

• I found this question but I am not able to find the F1 key removal.

• I tried to assign an "empty" command to F1 via Keyboard Shortcuts I notice that the name of F1 is "sleep". In this way F1 is no longer associated to sleep mode but I cannot use it for other programs.

• Via bios settings. Typically the Fn settings should be located in the bios advanced settings. Anyway I cannot find them.

• There are other ways like Fn + Esc which should remove the Fn keys default functions. Anyway this command doesn't work with my laptop. I have also tried these commands with other Fn's.

My ubuntu version is 20.10. My laptop is an Acer Aspire 3 A315-56.

JackE

Press Ctrl+S in each BIOS tab to reveal any hidden options.

Easwar

Hi @asimraza124,

Post the keyboard pic here.

JackE

Press Ctrl+S in each BIOS tab to reveal any hidden options.

iamhamidd

The answer will depend on your manufacturer, model, and the motherboard. It is controlled in the BIOS and you should be able to switch off the functions assigned by your manufacturer. (In many programs, the F1 key is very helpful, often the Help key).