lost theorem

Missing Pause/Break key on Dell Studio laptops

I have a Dell Studio XPS laptop and the keyboard is missing the all-important (not really, but sometimes it's needed) Pause / Break key.

Here's the key combination to trigger Pause/Break: Ctrl + Fn + F12.

If you use Windows, here's another little twist: Windows + Pause/Break brings up the System Properties on a standard keyboard, but Windows+Ctrl+Fn+F12 doesn't work. Instead, you have to use Windows + Fn + F12.

Also, here's the history of the Pause/Break key. Fascinating...!