How To Enable / Disable Numlock at Windows 10 Startup

Enable/Disable Numlock at Windows Startup

1. Hold the Windows Key then press “R” to bring up the Run dialog box.
2. Type “regedit“, then press “Enter“.
3. Navigate to the following location in the registry: HKEY_USERS. . Default. Control Panel. Keyboard.
4. Change the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators. Set it to 0 to set NumLock OFF. Set it to 2 to set NumLock ON.

1. How do I keep num lock on permanently in Windows 10?
2. How do I set NumLock on startup?
3. How do I fix Num Lock on Windows 10?
4. Why is num lock not working?

How do I keep num lock on permanently in Windows 10?

Follow these steps to enable “Num lock” option on boot.

1. a. Press “Windows key + R” from keyboard.
2. b. Type “regedit” without quotes and hit enter.
3. c. Navigate to “HKEY_USERS\. Default\Control Panel\Keyboard”.
4. d. Change the value for “InitialKeyboardIndicators” from 0 to 2.

How do I set NumLock on startup?

To modify the state of NumLock for the logon screen.

1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2. Move to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard (we are editing .default which is the profile used prior to logon)
3. Double click on InitialKeyboardIndicators.
4. Set to 2 and click OK.
5. Close the registry editor.

How do I fix Num Lock on Windows 10?

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1. Click on the Start Button and type in regedit and hit Enter.
2. Navigate through HKEY_USERS, . DEFAULT, Control Panel and then Keyboard.
3. Right click on InitialKeyboardIndicators and select Modify.
4. Set the value to 2147483650 and click OK. ...
5. Reboot and number lock should now be enabled.

Why is num lock not working?

Fix 2: Enable the NumLock key

If the NumLock key is disabled, the number keys on the right side of your keyboard will not work. If the NumLock key is enabled and the number keys still don't work, you can try pressing the NumLock key for about 5 seconds, which did the trick for some users.