F6 keyboard lighting key is not working

When I push the F6 key on the keyboard to light up my keyboard, the light graphic comes up on the screen but it does not light my keyboard up and the graphic has the circle with the forward slash through as if it prohibited. Did I unintentionally disable that key in some way?

What happens if you try it in a dark place?

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