The keys from F1 to F12 provide very useful tools for users of any operating system, for example F1 is used to go to the technical support of the program you are using or F2 used to change the name of a file. These keys will help you a lot when carrying out any task and today we have come to talk a little about the F5 key.
With this key you can easily update or refresh a page, however, sometimes it is misconfigured or does not want to work as it should. In fact, this problem is very common in some computer models that for some reason these options are deconfigured for no reason.
So if this is your case, don’t worry since you are not the only one with this problem since the solution is simpler than you think and we are here for it. So we invite you to continue reading to see how you can do so that your F5 key does not bother you again.
We will show you the definitive procedure to be able to configure this key again so follow our guide. You will see that if you do it like this you will not have problems with the F5 key again and you can update the pages whenever you want.
What is the F5 key for?
Before starting with the explanation of how to configure again, we are going to talk a little about the function that this key allows you to have on your pc. This way you will know more about this key and how it works, which will allow you to have a clearer subject and better understand the explanation.
As we already said, the F5 key is popularly known as the key that updates Web pages in the event that they do not load well or you want to reload them. This key is part of the function keys which are all the keys on the first line of the keyboard.
A curious fact that very few know is that this key, in addition to updating the window, is used to find and replace words in Word documents and to search in Excel. Also, if you are a user of the Autocad program, you can use this key to change the reference plane when you are working on your project.
This key is very useful, so having it configured correctly is very important, however, some failure within your operating system can disable this key. Do not worry since it is not very difficult to configure it again, you just have to follow the steps that we are going to show you below and you will be able to solve your problem.
How to reconfigure the function keys?
The method that we are going to show you to solve your problem is very simple so don’t worry as you don’t need to be a programming expert to execute it. All you have to do to restore your keyboard settings is to reinstall the drivers so that the keyboard will reboot.
Step 1
In general, keyboards come with a plug and play programming that is, they can be used just by connecting without installing anything.
However that does not mean that you cannot install their drivers. All you have to do is go to start and then go to where it says all the programs so that you get the list where you will go to the Accessories and System Tools section.
Step 2
Then within this section select the option called Restore the system which will make the drivers for all the accessories that you have on your pc including the keyboard. Once the process finishes restart your computer and test the F5 button to see if the problem has been resolved.
And voila, we hope that this method has been useful for you, the good thing is that by doing this method it will not only correct the problem you have with your keyboard but all the problems that you may have with your operating system.
We invite you to investigate not only the functions that F5 allows you to have but also the rest of the function keys so that you can get the most out of your pc.