My bet is that they aren't actual key presses, but instead ACPI events.
SharpKeys 3.0 couldn't read any of the special keys on my laptop. Without ATK Hotkey, I can still change the brightness (as it is probably handled by BIOS), but Fn+F* keys don't change the volume anymore. (remapping keys to useful actions is much more important than OSD messages) Things I've already tried Uninstalling ATK Hotkey If needed, I will happily uninstall this program if I find something better. It is so bad that the "open browser" key on my keyboard always launch Internet Explorer, even if it is not my default browser.
Not even configuration files, it has just a few EXE and DLL files, nothing more. However, this program is very bad, as it runs completely hidden from the user and has NO configuration at all. I have installed a program from Asus called ATK Hotkey, which is responsible for showing OSD messages about brightness/volume changes.
ASUS ATK WINDOWS 10 VOLUME POPUP WINDOWS 7
What I want is to remap the useless keys at the top (as seen in the previous picture) to change brightness and volume.Īs I said, I need a solution for Windows 7 (I've already remapped the keys on my Linux system). These actions are VERY cumbersome, as they need two hands to be pressed and I need to look at the keyboard to find where is the correct key. In this laptop, I have to use Fn+F5 and Fn+F6 to change the brightness, and Fn+F10, Fn+F11 and Fn+F12 to mute or change the volume. I want to remap such keys to useful things. As you can see in the following image, it has five completely useless keys at the top of the keyboard. I have Asus M51Sn notebook, running Windows 7 (but also Linux, but this question is just about Windows).