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There's often a Function Lock key that makes it so you don't need to press function to access the F keys. On my keyboard it is FN + ESC.
Yeah, this keyboard has it too. But not all devices remember. And that's the problem. Sometimes it's software on the PC that controls it, other times it lives in the keyboaed. But some devices are stupid and will forget when you disconnect/change devices.
There's also often a BIOS setting that changes the default behavior of keys that have alternate functions with the FN key.