Ability to Disable F5 Backlight LED on HP Spectre x360

Hello Experts, Is there a way to disable the persistent backlight under the F5 key on HP Spectre x360 notebooks? TO CLARIFY, I'M NOT ASKING HOW TO DISABLE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE F5 KEY OR ANY OTHER FUNCTION KEYS. I just would like to know how to TURN OFF the PERMANENT light underneath the F5 KEY. It is extremely bright. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

gg_2015 wrote:
Yes, the updated BIOS driver is here:http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Spectre-13-4000-x360-Convertible-PC/7527520/model/7791774#Z7_3054ICK0KGTE30AQO5O3KA30R1 To go into BIOS, press ESC+F10 on startup. Way to steal my thunder, gg_2015! I've been eagerly awaiting the day I could share that... Just kidding, thank you for getting the word out so quickly! I know this will make many people very happy.

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