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Swapping Function (Fn) and Control (Ctrl) Keys on Lenovo ThinkPad W500

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Mar 15, 202673103 views
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I'd like to swap the Fn and Ctrl keys on my ThinkPad W500 (like many others! See: How can I switch the function and control keys on my laptop? and Intercepting the Fn key on laptops) Numerous folks indicate that Windows doesn't register the Fn key as a keypress but using Mihov ASCII Master 2.0, tha…

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Fix for: Swapping Function (Fn) and Control (Ctrl) Keys on Lenovo ThinkPad W500

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The bios swap for the function and ctrl keys is now implemented by Lenovo! If you have a newer Lenovo laptop (mine is a thinkpad x201), you can find the option to switch them under the "configure keyboard and mouse" options. (For my laptop, I access…

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