[E440] Fn / Ctrl swap problem.

I set Fn / Ctrl swap in BIOS.
It seemed to work well.
But Ctrl (actually Fn key) + S doesn't work in notepad, ms word, excel, powerpoint ant etc.
I can't save any files.
I think this is a critical bug.
Please check this out.

The E540 has the same problem... And it's not a problem only in office type of work. It's a problem in the games...
Try crouching and pres back walk key (CTRL+S)... well the game locks... because it emulates SysRQ... So you can't do a proper office work and you can't play games...
For office type of work only, you can get used to the swapped keys, but sometimes you have to chill out with a game, and then the real pain begins...
The topic is discussed here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Edge-S-series/Thinkpad-E540-Bios-update-2-09-Ctrl-and-Fn-swap-...
For now you have to downgrade to 2.09 and stick with it. And pray to Lenovo, to push an update, who will fix this.
The integrated shortcust must be there, but they have to be swapped with the ctrl/FN key swapping. Or they should leave an option to disable them.

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