Despite that, it seems like a lot of users are reporting problems with their keyboards, more precisely that their media keys are not working. That’s kind of a big issue for users, especially for a media-hungry users. If you have the same problem, be it on a laptop keyboard or an external one, we’ve got the solution for you. Why are my media keys not working? The most probable cause is that you haven’t set the default app properly. In most cases, the default music app in Windows 10 is Groove Music. After setting a certain app as default, change the Google Play Music extension in Chrome and check your external keyboard.
What can I do if my Media keys don’t work on PC?
Solution 1 – Set the correct default program
Some users have reported that their media keys were not working on Windows 10 because the app that they were trying to control wasn’t the default app. After they changed it, everything worked fine. To set the default app, do the following: That’s it. A fairly simple solution that will block Groove Music or Windows Media Player from overtaking your media keys.
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Solution 2 – Check the External keyboard
If you are using an external keyboard, then try some simple checks and fixes like changing the USB connection port, connecting the keyboard to another computer to see if there it works, and disabling or uninstalling any keyboard software. SPONSORED If the keyboard is working on another PC, then the problem is with the connection between it and your Windows 10 computer. Changing the USB port may solve the problem. If that doesn’t solve it, disable or uninstall any keyboard software like IntelliPoint or Logitech because these apps can modify and affect your media keys by remapping them to do nothing or to do other actions.
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Solution 3 – Change the Google Chrome extensions
The majority of users that got rid of the problem reported that the cause was a Chrome extension like Google Play Music or Plex. To modify how a extension uses your keyboard, follow the steps: This should certainly solve the problem. If you want to go a step further, you can disable the faulty extension altogether: Keep in mind that any media extension could affect your keyboard, not only the 2 mentioned above. We recommend that you set all your media controls to In Chrome, even if they aren’t music players. Hope that these tips and methods will help you, as they were confirmed as working by the majority of users affected. Don’t forget to tell us if you fixed your media keys in Windows 10 along with any other question you may have in the comments section below.
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