XPS 13 9360 - Swap Fn and Ctrl keys?

I have convinced myself that remapping Fn to Ctrl and left Ctrl to Fn is impossible unless Dell releases a BIOS update that allows for it.

I cannot be the only person to want this.

Dell, is it possible that a Fn/Ctrl key swap feature could be added to the BIOS?

You are not the only one that wants this!

I hate that I have to use both my hands to use my Home/PgUp/PgDown/End keys. Such a nuisance. There's got to be a registry hack that someone knows...

Press Fn + Esc. This toggles the Fn-Lock. See also https://askubuntu.com/questions/88063/how-to-invert-fn-keys-on-dell-laptop.

@ichbindannmalwegmann wrote:

Press Fn + Esc. This toggles the Fn-Lock. See also https://askubuntu.com/questions/88063/how-to-invert-fn-keys-on-dell-laptop.

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This has nothing to do with the question, which is about putting the Ctrl and Fn keys where they should be, not where Dell has placed them. It's particularly annoying if you want to do a Ctrl-Shift combination, which on sensible keyboards is a middle and ring finger combination, where they line up sensibly. On the Dell laptop, it is really awkward with the keys being above each other. If the Dell were the only keyboard I had ever used, I would probably get used to it, but it isn't and it is hard to unlearn several decades of use, and remember to swap between this aberrant behaviour and normal whenever I use a different PC, which I do for work.

You are not alone, I also want this! 

I would also very much like an option for this in the bios, albeit in my case for the 9370.

Yes, I want this very much! That's why I buy Thinkpad X1 instead of Dell XPS too.

I think Ctrl is very frequently pressed, but Fn is not, so, clearly Ctrl should be easily pressed by little finger.

I registered this account just for this.

Same story on the XPS 15. Why on earth are there no dedicated keys for Home/End/PgUp/PgDn? It is such a pain to not have them. They are probably the most used keys after arrows, enter and space. Btw Enter is so narrow too... And still there is plenty of space left all around the keyboard, so why? Why?

Anyway, I would very *very* much like to be able to use the right ctrl key (the one next to the arrows) as Fn key so that I can type Home/End/PgUp/PgDn single-handedly and somewhat go around this serious omission.

I'm also not happy. On most keyboards, and on an external with the XPS, Ctrl+Home goes to the top (beginning) of a document. Likewise, everywhere except with the XPS keyboard, the Page Up and Page Down keys work without another key being pressed. Without the Fcn key, they move three lines at a time. 

I want this feature. Dell please add setting swap fn and ctrl key

+1 for this, please listen Dell. Clearly some people are choosing other products over the XPS just because of this. Please provide a solution! 

Same issue here, I wish Dell will add this option in Bios. Really miss my thinkpad just because of that...

asking for the same function: switch from other keyboards to this keyboard is difficult if you don't allow switch ctrl / fn

This is really a feature I would love. The placement of the fn and ctrl keys is the only thing preventing me from making Dell my daily driver.

In fact, I purchased a Dell XPS 15, but I had to return it because the placement fn and ctrl keys were driving me low-key insane. I would love to have this issue enqueued in whatever project management tool the BIOS/UEFI engineers at Dell use, and unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be generating any traction.

It's 2022 Dell. Open-source your janky BIOS garbageware already so we can do it for you.