Solution 1:

What's wrong with pressing the Fn key?

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Solution 2:

If you press the Fn button on the right of the keyboard the function keys will be displayed. On windows 8 the button is on the right of the keyboard. The Function keys will be displayed on the number keys.

Solution 3:

Hit that Fn button on the right hand side of the keyboard and the F1-F12 keys will appear.