I know this is an old thread, but seeing as it’s still a highly viewed topic and that I was unsatisfied with the solution of “just get windows power toys” to solve the f12 button issue on my DIY Framework w/ Win 11, I decided to post the solution here:
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Open “Registry Editor”
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Navigate to this part of the directory: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\16”
The reason for this is because AppKey 16 is linked to the Framework f12 button, currently it’s default behavior is opening the default media player. -
Right-Click in the 16 AppKey folder and select “New” → “String Value”
Name this value “ShellExecute” -
Right-Click and press “Modify…” and in the “Value Data” field insert “https://frame.work/”
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Click “OK” and then test out the key, it should launch your default browser and take you to the Framework Website.
A more general and thorough guide to this part of the windows registry can be found here:
Change What App Keys Do for the Keyboard in Windows 10, 8 and 7