Apple keyboard volume keys no longer working on bootcamp windows

i have the wired full size apple keyboard and the only keys that dont work are the volume adjusters and brightness adjusters is there any way to fix? they were working fine yesterday

Well, after digging around in the settings, searching and searching for a solution, all of a sudden, it's working again and I have absolutely no idea why as I didn't change anything. So, if anyone still konws why this would disappear (weeks and weks ago) and now reappear, I'd still like to hear the solution in case it happens again.

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Try reloading the 10.3.1 update again just in case something in the update went wrong.
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I had to buy a new keyboard for my imac, and the volume keys won't work. At first they were bringing up things like the dashboard, but I figured out how to disable that in the keyboard shortcut settings -- now when I press them nothing happens at all. I read somewhere else that if you bought a new keyboard for your old mac you have to update to lion to get the volume keys to work?! Is that right? My parents both have lion OS and I really don't like it, so I don't want to update.. is there any way around this so I can stick with snow leopard?

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as HDMI as for some reason it was still coming from my mac, which was not usual) my volume function keys on keyboard no longer
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In the meantime, you could use Keyboard Viewer to type the characters which don't work.
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I've used SizzlingKeys in the past. It was novel for a few months but conflicted with keyboard commands I was used to in other applications. The iTunes library on that computer is no longer used. However, I see that SizzlingKeys 1.7.2 is still installed. Preferences depict only two SizzlingKey options enabled: Play/Pause and Almost Mute. The rest have their checkboxes clicked off. Here, at least, there is no conflict with the Apple keyboard functions on that G4 computer running Panther.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I have heard around the message boards about this kind of problem, and no one seems to know what the problem is. Your best bet is to take it into Apple and they can fix it for you. If you are in warranty, they shouldn't charge you, especially since you didn't spill anything into the keyboard (also a common problem). if you are out of warranty, you're looking at around $90 or so (still better than not being able to finish that email or that final report!). i had my keyboard replaced for a different reason, but the receipt said I would have been charged said amount had I not been under warranty.
hope that helps!
-MD55

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Apple keyboard volume keys no longer working on bootcamp windows

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