#Excel shortcut keys not working how to#
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Keep in mind that most laptops have a dedicated function key shortcut that will allow you to disable the function keys at will – for some laptops is FN + F1, for others, it’s FN + F11 and for Dell models, it’s usually FN + ESC.Ĭhances are you accidentally pressed this function key and ended up disabling this functionality without even realizing it. When you’re troubleshooting this particular issue, the first thing you should do is check if the function keys are not actually hard disabled by a shortcut key. Now that you are aware of every potential reason why you might be suddenly noticing that the function keys stop working, let’s get to the actual fixes.įollow the instructions below for a few repair strategies that other affected users have successfully used to fix the functionality of the function keys on Windows 11. As new features are tested on insider builds, new issues of this kind are to be expected.

PC is using a Windows 11 insider build – If you’re still on an insider build and you don’t really have a use for it, you should be able to avoid this problem entirely by clean installing a stable Windows 11 release.

#Excel shortcut keys not working update#

The solution, in this case, is to uninstall the driver via Device Manager in order to force Windows Update to reinstall the driver. This was an issue on Windows 10 and it seems to have transitioned to Windows 11 too.

Corrupted Lenovo Pointing Device driver – If you’re experiencing this issue on a Lenovo laptop, chances are you’re dealing with a classic case of a corrupted pointing device driver.

If you didn’t meddle with the BIOS or UEFI settings recently, it’s also possible da a recent BIOS or UEFI update ended up disabling the function keys.

Function keys are disabled via BIOS or UEFI Settings – Keep in mind that many laptops will ship with firmware that has the option to disable the keyboard’s function keys directly from the UEFI or BIOS settings.

#Excel shortcut keys not working install#

Fortunately, Microsoft resolved this problem with build 22000.120, so all you need to do to fix this problem (if this scenario is applicable) is to install every pending Windows 11 update. This problem particularly affected function keys.

Windows 11 build is older than 22000.120 0 – Windows 11 build 22000.100 had a known issue that caused certain hardware keys and buttons to stop working for some devices.

In this case, all you need to do is press the same shortcut key once again to re-enable the function keys’ functionality. In most cases, this problem will appear after an accidental keys combination press that ended up disabling all the function keys.

Function keys are disabled via shortcut – One of the most common causes that might be responsible for this issue is not actually a bad Windows 11 update.

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#Excel shortcut keys not working how to#

If F2 also not work please check if you have FN (function) key in Excel, you need to press the function key, while click the F4 key (or other function key) at the top of the keyboard.Īfter trying this method if your issues still exists, you can try to repair your Office in Windows 10.Ībout how to repair Office please refer to this article:Īny updates please let me know, I'm glad to help and follow up your reply.

#Excel shortcut keys not working upgrade#

Did you upgrade to Windows 10 recently?įirst I suggest you check if this issue only occur with F4 key, you can select a cell in Excel and press F2 key and check if it enter to edit mode for this cell.Did you use Office 2016 in Windows 10 or other version of Office?.

Did other shortcut keys work in your environment?.Did you use a Desktop computer or a laptop?.Based on your description, I wanted to ask several questions about your issue.