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The windows function keys can be used for many purposes, and most do not know what these keys are even for. The main purpose is that they are hotkeys to perform specific tasks. See below

F1 – Help
F2 – Renames selected file
F3 – Opens the file search
F4 – Opens the address bar in Explorer
F5 – Refreshes the screen in Windows Explorer
F6 – Navigates between different sections of Explorer
F8 – Opens the start-up menu when booting Windows
F11 – Opens full screen mode in Windows Explorer

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