Is there a setting in the software to keep the backlight on at all times? I was hoping to just keep it plugged in anyway.

My MX keyboard arrived this morning. It's getting dark outside and while I have lights on in the room it is becoming increasingly annoying that the backlight stays on for only around 5 seconds. My old K800 it looks like the backlight stays on for close to a minute. If you are *continuously* typing you'll probably not be bothered by this, but if you tend to type a bit - use the mouse - wait for something to happen then go back to the keyboard it will quickly get annoying. The problem isn't even that I can't see the keys - it's that it just looks dead and you're conscious of the light coming on and off instead of being conscious of what you're working on. My keyboard does stay on when plugged in but then a) it's ugly and b) the charging light flashes. Such a stupid thing not to give options for.

Why there is no keyboard layout given? i suspect its us iso

The keyboard shown at the top of the Amazon page is an international ISO version. The keyboard that you will receive in the US is the US ANSI version shown lower on the same page under "From the manufacturer".

I don't see the home and end keys on the keyboard. will i able to "type" it through key combinations?

Hi there, In MX Keys Mini, you can use a combination of Fn + the arrow keys to perform the “page-up” / “page-down” / “home” and “end” functions. For instance, Fn + left arrow will be home. Fn + arrow up will be page-up

The mx keys have dedicated buttons that adjust external monitor brightness. where are those keys on the mx keys mini?

Dear customer, As MX Keys Mini has less Fn-keys than the full-size MX Keys, the team had to make a difficult choice. The decision was to remove the monitor brightness adjustment and to keep keyboard backlight adjustment. One way to quickly adjust screen brightness on Windows 11 is to press “Windows start key + A” to open the Quick settings panel and adjust screen brightness on the slider.