Function Keys

Function Keys is a simple application which provides users with a simple means of assigning specified actions to the F9 – F12 keys.

Portability conveniences

The installation process can be skipped, as the tool is portable. This means that the Windows registry and Start menu/screen are not going to be updated with new entries, and no leftovers will remain on the drive after its removal.
You should also know that by copying the program files to an external storage unit (e.g. USB flash drive), you make it possible to run Function Keys on the fly, on any computer you have access to, by simply clicking the EXE.

Minimal environment

The interface you are met with presents a fairly plain and clean design, as it only encloses several buttons and a few boxes. Anybody can learn to find their way around it without experiencing any kind of issues, including people with little or no previous experience with computers.

Usage and set up tweaks

This software program enables you to select an item from the hard drive with the help of a built-in file browser, so as to establish what a key is going to do. It is important to keep in mind that all formats are supported, and you can only customize the F9 through F12 keys.
Aside from that, it is possible to save the settings configured, make the application launch at Windows startup, and hide it.

Conclusion and performance

It does not require significant amounts of resources and therefore, it does not hinder the system’s performance. All jobs are completed in due time, the environment is friendly to all user categories and our tests did not register errors or crashes. Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say Function Keys is a pretty handy piece of software. Nonetheless, its lack of further options might ward off power users.