Function keys - Boot Camp switching between Mac and PC mode

My question pertains to running Windows on a Mac computer using Boot Camp and following the instructions, listed below, to enable the function keys while running Windows.
If I have set the keyboard to "use all F1 etc..." do I have to continually reset the keyboard function from Windows to Mac and visa versa each time I launch the computer in Windows or Mac OS. Or is the setting only applied to the keyboard when I am running Boot Camp as a Windows system?
While running on the Windows side, right click the Boot Camp icon in the lower right hand corner of the task bar
Select Boot Camp Control Panel
Click on the Keyboard tab at the top of the dialog box
Make sure there is a check mark in the box that says, “Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys”
When finished, click OK
Thanks

Thanks Bob,
So if I may confirm, Windows setting will not effect Mac settings because the two sides completely independent?
Sorry I can't test it because I'm working on a uni lab computer.
m

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