I got a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop, but sadly the product manual does not explain the multimedia keys.
Some of them are easy to figure out:
- F1 – Play / Pause
- F2 – Mute audio
- F3 – Volume down
- F4 – Volume up
- F5 – Search
- F6 – Share
- F7 – Devices
- F8 – Settings
- F9 – ?
- F10 – Flip3D
- F11 – ?
- F12 – ?
I am using Windows 7, so F5 through F12 do not have any function (except for F10 which invokes Flip3D).
So what do F9 through F12 do on Windows 8?
PS: I have figured out how to program these keys, see my question – What are the virtual key codes for the Windows 8 specific multimedia keys? – from Stack Overflow.
Best Answer
Depending on your driver and screen config these keys work... or not. I have the same keyboard and they don't work under win8.1.