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hey... i recently just got a sony vaio vgn-fe690p and last night my fn key started freaking out. there are shortcut number keys on some of my letters so i can hold in the fn key and the numbers will type... well now.. in order to use those letter keys i have to hold the fn key down.. does anybody know why this happend and why i now have to hold the fn key down in order to type simple sentences??? this is probably something really stupid and i'm just too much of an idiot to figure it out:-| letme know asap if anybody can help me :lol:

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this almost never means a stuck Fn key. It is the laptop’s embedded numeric keypad being enabled (Num Lock is on), which makes U I O J K L M type digits until you hold Fn. Your FE-series Vaio even has a Num Lock indicator above the keyboard; if it is lit, press Num Lk (or Fn+Num Lk, depending on legend) to turn it off. was right to point you there. Sony’s own guides show Fn+Num Lk toggles the embedded keypad, and the FE manual points out the Num Lock indicator location. (helpguide.sony.net)

If you cannot find where Num Lk is printed (some models place it on Insert/Scr Lk, which is what ’s tip targets), force it off in Windows: open the On‑Screen Keyboard (Win+Ctrl+O on recent Windows), click Options, enable Turn on numeric keypad, then click NumLock to toggle it. That reliably flips the system Num Lock state even if your physical key combo is unclear. (support.microsoft.com)

Still weird after Num Lock is off? Make sure Mouse Keys is not enabled, since that changes how number keys behave. You can check under Ease of Access > Make the keyboard easier to use and confirm features like Mouse Keys/Toggle Keys are off. Also, if you recently reinstalled Windows and other Fn hotkeys (brightness/volume) do not respond, reinstall the vendor utilities for your exact model (VAIO Event Service and Sony Shared Library) from the official support page; those control the special keys, though they are not required just to toggle Num Lock. (support.microsoft.com)

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Member Avatar for 'Stein

Your answer might be found in this thread. ;)

commented: buy a vaio... lol +1
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I just checked your issue on my Vaio PCG-FX270. alot of the hotkey software is the same. Make sure Num Lock is not on, if it is, then you have to hold Fn to type the letters associated with the key shortcuts.

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Hey guys!
Try downloading the Sony Utilities from this sit:
First find your sony vaio model then find the Sony Utilities and download/install it.
Worked for me!

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Pls try Fn + Shift + Insert to lock or unlock.

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