# Keyboard backlight sometimes turns off and doesn't turn back on **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Tags:** framework-laptop-16-amd-7040\ **Created:** [January 10, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076 "2025-01-10T10:31:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PureKrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/purekrome/32/29544_2.png) [@PureKrome](https://community.frame.work/u/PureKrome)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/1 "2025-01-10T10:31:10Z")
Usually the backlit keyboard led’s work. nice. sometimes they turn off (not me) and i can’t turn them back on. I think i end up shuting down then turning back on again, to restore. i know fn+space toggles it on and off. doesn’t work. is the fn key maybe disabled accidently and a reboot re-enables it? edit: - on mains power - win 11 with latest everything crap ---
**Author:** ![lbkNhubert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@lbkNhubert](https://community.frame.work/u/lbkNhubert)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/2 "2025-01-10T13:51:19Z")
I have been able to use the only via (vial?) applet at keyboard.frame.work to get the keyboard lights going without having to reboot. ---
**Author:** ![Spooner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/spooner/32/29815_2.png) [@Spooner](https://community.frame.work/u/Spooner)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/3 "2025-01-10T14:08:10Z")
You can also reboot the keyboard by unlocking and pulling the trackpad slightly out, then pushing it back in. ---
**Author:** ![PureKrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/purekrome/32/29544_2.png) [@PureKrome](https://community.frame.work/u/PureKrome)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/4 "2025-01-10T22:59:13Z")
What is this app, you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![PureKrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/purekrome/32/29544_2.png) [@PureKrome](https://community.frame.work/u/PureKrome)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/5 "2025-01-10T23:01:06Z")
Surely this is not an acceptable answer to the problem ☹ I’m not about to start pulling apart my hardware … (technically - sounds like it would work, though!) ---
**Author:** ![lbkNhubert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@lbkNhubert](https://community.frame.work/u/lbkNhubert)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/6 "2025-01-11T01:21:36Z")
> **[VIA](https://keyboard.frame.work/)** > > Your keyboard's best friend ---
**Author:** ![PureKrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/purekrome/32/29544_2.png) [@PureKrome](https://community.frame.work/u/PureKrome)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/7 "2025-01-11T04:32:24Z")
WAIT WHAT?! this is a thing? wow! how the? My browser has the ability to detect my keyboard -AND- connect/control it? This is so kewl! Also - how did I not know about this? There was no mention of this on their newbie getting started info anywhere ☹ Ok - so using this ‘app’, how can i toggle the backlight on and off? Normally it’s with Fn+space but how do I do that “in the app” ? ---
**Author:** ![PureKrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/purekrome/32/29544_2.png) [@PureKrome](https://community.frame.work/u/PureKrome)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/8 "2025-01-13T11:02:59Z")
Ok - now the keyboard backlight doesn’t even want to come back on at all, any more. yay me. - shutdown, turned on. nothing - shutdown, removed keyboard. put keyboard back. turn on. still nothing. I’m cursed ☹ This shouldn’t have died after 3 months? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/1X/64c81a89f963ddb07633887baceb642a4b056046.png) [@system](https://community.frame.work/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/keyboard-backlight-sometimes-turns-off-and-doesnt-turn-back-on/63076/9 "2025-07-12T11:03:07Z")
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