Press F5, F9, or F11 to turn on or off a backlit keyboard Reviewed by Jerrick Leger Not every HP laptop is the same, but if you want to use the HP keyboard backlight, you have a few options.

So, you probably use a better computer when you have a backlit keyboard on your Windows 11 or Windows 10. But do you know how to configure the backlit timeout settings for your keyboard?

There isn't just one way to turn on your keyboard lights ... There should also be a backlight icon stamped on the assigned Function key for your HP notebook that looks like a row of three dots ...