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I recently purchased a laptop with some unfavorable backlighting behavior. The F5 key is permanently backlit at all times. I was told that there is no way to turn off the F5 light. But is there a way to completely disable ALL keyboard backlighting, perhaps by changing the BIOS, registry, or drivers?
I have an HP Spectre x360, by the way.
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The keyboard backlighting state can be toggled using fn+f5.
DavidPostill
Posted 2015-04-08T20:41:39.113
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the F5 key still stays lit when the rest of the keys are off – Glenn Ferrie – 2015-05-10T04:07:54.647
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After enough complaints, it looks like HP has finally released a solution. There are updated drivers, and you can go into the bios to disable the key. See below for details: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware/Turn-off-permanent-backlight-under-F5-key-on-Spectre-x360/td-p/4968500
user518756
Posted 2015-04-08T20:41:39.113
Reputation: 1
1This would depend on the model of computer you have. If you could list some more information such as model, os, etc, you'll have a better chance of getting a response. – Alex McKenzie – 2015-04-08T20:52:32.870
i used a small piece of duct tape, literally – Glenn Ferrie – 2015-05-10T04:08:32.130