okkosh / FN-key-lock

A Script/Program to simulate hardware F key lock on F1-F12 keys with custom controls and visible lock notifications.

FN Key Lock

A Script to simulate custom hardware (F1-F12) FN key lock on windows

Features

• Simple and Quick
• Launch custom hotkeys or any apps with FN
• Auto-enable or Auto-start on boot

Installation:

Press Ctrl+Alt+L to toggle Lock.

How to Install

• Download fnlock.exe file from releases.
• Place it anywhere on your system.
• Double Click fnlock.exe and It will show up in your tray.
• Enjoy!

How to Remove

• Exit fnlock.exe from the tray (If it is already running).
• Delete fnlock.exe file and optionally delete config.ini file from Documents directory of your windows.

Starting Automatically with Windows

1. Open the UI via tray->FN Lock->Right-Click->Show
2. Enable the Automatically run on startup option
3. Voila!

Notes

• The GUI shows up only for the first time. For the subsequent runs -- it will start in the tray mode.
• You can always access the GUI using tray->right-click->Show or by clicking the tray icon

Building

• Clone the Repo
• Download Autohotkey (AHK) from https://www.autohotkey.com
• Use ahk2exe tool and add fn-lock script into it
• Compile

Contribute

• Clone this project (Note: Follow the Commit guidelines from https://cbea.ms/git-commit/)
• Make changes and create a PR
• Yup! That's it!

Credits:

Icon by - Papirus Development Team