Ghelper Fnlock and windows native fn keys

[slipr]

hi, first post. thanks for your feedback:

i find the fnlock function in ghelper essential but have no idea how to use windows (11) native fn keys once fnlock is activated.

For example, what is the key sequence to activate "rename file" (normally fn2) when I have fnlock activated in ghelper?

do i really need to disable the fnlock function in ghelper to have any access at all to native windows fn key functions?

[seerge]

@slipr hello,

What kind of device do you have ?

2025 and mid-2024 laptops usually have hardware FN-Lock - so it should work like you explain already for them.

Older ones simply don't have FN-Lock on hardware level at all, so G-Helper emulates it by temporarily registering F1-F11 as own hotkeys in windows and processing corresponding actions when they are pressed, but reverse-part is not possible cause it's a software emulation :)

[slipr]

hi Seerge, thanks for getting in touch

I am on a 2024 G14 atm (just like you afaik).

Any way to get windows fn keys working without disabling ghelper fnlock?

[seerge]

G14 2024 does not have hardware FN-Lock :) So if you want to get access to primary F1-F11 functions you need to toggle it off.

[slipr]

manageable! glad I could get to the bottom of the issue. Nobody on reddit was sure how to deal with this so I inclined to exporting the concern over here !

thank you

[seerge]

However, a pro tip: key combinations like ALT + F4 will still work even when FN-Lock is active, as G-Helper only registers the primary keys themselves.

[slipr]

i guess i should do some keymappings with my essential windows fn tasks!