See the original issue: Remapping call keys (F9, F10, F11)
Kudos to csavalas, who came up with the initial fix! This is a modified version of his original work.
New project by csvalas: https://github.com/csavalas/HotkeyMapper
This fix will replace the default actions of the F9 (messages), F10 (answer call) and F11 (hang up call) keys on modern ThinkPads with the following:
| Key | New Function |
|-----|-------------|
| F9 | Play/Pause |
| F10 | Previous song |
| F11 | Next song |
- OS: Windows (tested on 10 & 11)
- Have the Lenovo Vantage app installed
- Download the latest release and extract the
.zipfile to a folder (NOTE: the folder name should not contain spaces.) - Copy the path of each
ex_9x.vbsfile (Ctrl + Shift + C or Right click > Copy as path) - Open
tp-hotkeys-fix.regwith notepad. - Replace the paths for each file accordingly (lines
8,15and22).- Do not remove quotation marks from the original file.
- You must also replace
\in the file paths with\\ - Example:
C:\Users\Oh_Shoot01\hotkeys-fix\ex_98.vbswould becomeC:\\Users\\Oh_Shoot01\\hotkeys-fix\\ex_98.vbs.
- If Microsoft Teams is installed on your computer, delete the last line of code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Teams] - Save and exit the file.
- Double click the
tp-hotkeys-fix.regfile. - Select Yes/OK on any confirmation dialogs that appear.
- Done!
Extra Tip: If you wish to hide this folder, you can set it to hidden in its properties menu (select Apply changes to this folder only if prompted with a Confirm Attribute Changes dialogue).
The registry file creates/modifies the following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\ShortcutKey\AppLaunch\Ex_96HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\ShortcutKey\AppLaunch\Ex_97HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\ShortcutKey\AppLaunch\Ex_98HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Teams