Fn and function keys config falls back to "default"

Hello, I own Thinkpad E531 laptop with Windows 10 and the problem I have is that after restart the configuration falls back to so-called "default" instead of staying on legacy mode.Any ideas what may cause this problem? (Perhaps Windows 10 was a bad idea, since it apparently favours its default settings very much.)

Open System Preferences, go to the Keyboard & Mouse panel, and check the box "Use the F1-F12 keys to control software features".

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