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F8 (play/pause) key not working in iTunes in mavericks

I have a mid 2012 MBA 11" and after the mavericks update my F8 does not open itunes nor does it work inside itunes. F7 (previous track), F9 (next track), and all other keys work except the play/pause key. I did a fresh install of mavericks just in case some app was messing up the shortcuts but to no avail. Has anyone been facing the same problem?

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 27, 2014 9:59 AM

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Jan 29, 2014 12:38 PM in response to sinapda

Hey sinapda!


Here is an article that can help you troubleshoot this issue with your keyboard keys:


One or more keys on the keyboard do not respond

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1381

If the function keys on the top row of the keyboard are not working as expected, see Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of function keys.

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Cheers,

Braden

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Jan 29, 2014 2:13 PM in response to braden85

Hi braden85!


Thanks for the quick reply. I went through the article and it didn't solve the problem. My F8 key itself is not being recongnized. Is it because of a software issue because I haven't ever dropped my MBA or spilt coffee or handled it badly. There is absolutely no physical damage to the machine. Also this problem has only started after I updated the machine to Mavericks. It was working fine in OS X 10.7.


I have seen some similar posts after I posted and many seem to be having the same issue.


Cheers,

sinapda

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F8 (play/pause) key not working in iTunes in mavericks

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