Windows 10: F1 now opens VLC...

I have been using W10 for several years now with no complaints. F1 is a very common key bind for me when playing games. About an hour ago I was playing a game that I play often, and pressing the F1 key opened Groove Music. I uninstalled Groove and now pressing F1 opens VLC.

Is there any way to make it so that F1 functionality is disabled while playing games? Google results seems to be geared towards disabling the help pane functionality of F1, which unfortunately is not the problem that I am having.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

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vlc is not opening

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

This issue could occur when there are multiple VLC process trying to execute in the background or the player is corrupted, you can try the troubleshooting methods provided below to fix this issue.

Method 1: End duplicate process.

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key on your keyboard together, it will open task manager.
2. Click on More details, if the task manager is open in minimal Window.
3. Unser the Processes tab, search for VLC process.
4. If you see multiple process Right click and Click on End Task for duplicate processes.

Method 2: Uninstall and reinstall VLC player.

If you still face the issue, I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall VLC player by downloading the latest version from the manufacturer website.

If you still face the issue, reply to this post with more information.

Hope it helps,

Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

How to restore offscreen VLC?


If I've understood the problem correctly(?), you might try this:

1. Open VLC and select it in the taskbar so it is the currently selected application (even though you can't see it)
2. Let go of the mouse and be careful not to move it until step 6
3. Use the Alt-Spacebar key combination
4. There should be a little pop-up menu which appears. If 'Move' is an option, use the downward cursor/arrow key to select it and press enter. If 'Restore' is an option, select that option with the cursor keys, press Enter and go back to step 3
5. Once you've selected Move, be careful to not move the mouse. Instead, hit one of the cursor/arrow keys (left/right/up/down) a couple of times
6. *Then* move the mouse. With any luck the VLC window should come into view and you can re-position it.

 

Volume connected with f1- can't get it to work

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



In order to help you with the appropriate troubleshooting steps, we would like to know the details requested below:

• When you say, “the volume wont work its connected to the f1 key” are you not able to get sound on your computer?
  
• Which update was installed on the computer? To check go to
  Start >> Settings >> Update & Security >> Windows Update >> View update history.
  
• Which build version of Windows 10 is installed on the computer? To check type: winver in the search bar on the Taskbar and hit Enter.
  
• What is the make and model of the computer?
  

Ideally, the F1 key is used as the help key in most of the programs. It opens a help screen when the F1 key is pressed.



Meanwhile, you may want to try the steps mentioned below:



If you are trying to use the F1 key to control volume on the computer, you may want to press
Fn key + F1 and see if that helps.



However, if you do not get sound on your computer, I would suggest you to refer the steps mentioned in the article

Fix sound problems in Windows 10.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator