What does the pause key mean?

What does the pause key mean? The pause key is used as the pause key for information scrolling.

The original function of the pause key is to pause or stop the current operation, which is more useful in early DOS programs and rarely used in windows operating systems.

Pause key, that is, pause/interrupt key, is used to check the contents displayed in the interface before entering the operating system. After pressing the Pause Break key, the scrolling of information will be suspended, and you can continue by pressing any key.

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First of all, introduce other operation functions of the pause key.

Press WIN key +Pause/Break in WINDOWS state to call up system properties. When the system is started, press the Pause key on the keyboard, and the self-check process of the system will be paused. Press the PauseBreak key while holding down the Win key, and the System Properties interface box will appear.

2. Where is the pause key on the keyboard?

You can find the pause/interrupt key near the upper right corner of most keyboards. Usually, you can see the Break tag under Pause, as shown in the figure below.

Most compact laptops, including ultrabooks and netbooks, have no pause button. In addition, the Apple keyboard has no pause key.

If the laptop uses two keys as one key, you must use the second key to press it. On laptops, the functions of ScrLk, Pause and Break are usually part of another key, which is displayed in blue text.

To use these keys, press Fn and the key with the blue text you want to use. In the sample picture, pause is part of the Insert key, so you need to press Fn and insert to perform the pause function.

Third, how to use the pause function on the keyboard without the pause key?

The spare keys on different laptops may be different. Here are some common substitutes, you can try them.

If you want to use the Break key, you can press:

1、Ctrl？ +? Fn？ +? F 1 1、Fn？ +? B or Fn? +? Ctrl？ +? B It's on Lenovo laptop.

2. Fn on Dell laptop? +? b、Fn？ +? Ctrl？ +? B or Fn? +? Ctrl？ +? s .

3. Press Ctrl on HP laptop? +? Fn？ +? Shift or Fn? +? r .

For the pause key, you can press:

1、Fn？ +? p、Fn？ +? Ctrl？ +? P or Fn? +? Alt？ +? P It's on Lenovo laptop.

2. Fn on Dell laptop? +? B.

3. Fn on HP laptop? +? Shift、Fn？ +? w .