There’s another odd little issue that’s developed on my HP Probook. The F8 button doubles as a microphone mute button. It has a little light that comes on when the mic is muted. It’s been working flawlessly until I installed a bunch of updates the other day. Now pressing F8 to mute/unmute has no ef…

Mute button broken after updates

mrhumbuck (Robert H) March 17, 2025, 4:58pm 12

Alright, thanks for your help. I guess I’ll stick with using a custom shortcut for now, haha!

How can i fix my mute button which is a f4 key

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