Turn NUM LOCK on at start-up

Anonymous
2009-12-27T01:45:17+00:00

How do you edit InitialKeyboardIndicators in the registry editor so num lock is on at start-up? One instruction I read said to change the value to 2.  The number that is already present is 2147483648 which I have no idea what it stands for!  Can anyone help me out here? Thanks

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Anonymous
2009-12-27T08:21:38+00:00

By default the numlock status is the same as it was in when you properly shut down the computer. If it was on when you shut it down it will be on when you again turn the computer on.

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How do you edit InitialKeyboardIndicators in the registry editor so num lock is on at start-up? One instruction I read said to change the value to 2.  The number that is already present is 2147483648 which I have no idea what it stands for!  Can anyone help me out here? Thanks

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Anonymous
2010-06-04T13:27:04+00:00

I haven't read through every reply, but just in case there has not been an answer for this, here is what you do.

By default, NumLock, CapsLock, and ScrollLock are set to off on power up in WindowsXP.  If you want to modify this to allow one or all of them to be on by default at power up, follow the below instructions.

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type RegEdit
  4. Expand to HKEY_Users
  5. Expand .Default
  6. Expand Control Panel
  7. Expand Keyboard
  8. Find sting value InitialKeyboadIndicators. (By default this will be set to '0' which means Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock are all turned off.)
  9. Double click the "InitialKeyboardIndicators" string value and make the following changes.
  • 0 - Turns off Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock
  • 1 - Turns on Caps Lock
  • 2 - Turns on Num Lock
  • 3 - Turns on Caps Lock and Num Lock
  • 4 - Turns on Scroll Lock
  • 5 - Turns on Caps Lock and Scroll Lock
  • 6 - Turns on Num Lock and Scroll Lock
  • 7 - Turns on Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock

Exit the Registry. When you restart, the new setting will take effect

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-12-17T19:57:04+00:00

    HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

    Changing the value from 2147483648 to 2147483650 fixed the numlock on for me.

    The value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

    was set to 2.

    ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/G3  Win 7 Pro

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-11-07T22:05:01+00:00

    My Dell PC would start with NUM LOCK on until just before the PC got to the log on screen, when NUM LOCK went off--so very, very irritating.  Really, now.  AFter 6 or 7 bootups, I may have figured this out for XP users.  Possibly my fix might also apply to Vista or Win7 users.

    Click Start>Run> enter "regedit" >click OK>

    Now you see the Registry Editor, with two columns.  on the left under My Computer, you may see HKEY_CURRENT_USER

    and

    HKEY_USERS

    I think to do this right, you need to do what I did.  If the little square to the left of HKEY_CURRENT_USER contains a +, click on it, then click on the little + next to CONTROL PANEL then click on KEYBOARD.  On the right I saw InitialKeyboardIndicators, to the right of which I want to see a 2.  Mine already read 2.  so after several forays into regedit, I found the next folder under My Computer, HKEY_USERS

    Again, I clicked on the little square to the left of HKEY_USERS,

    but this time I clicked on the + next to DEFAULT,  then clicked on the little + next to CONTROL PANEL then I clicked on KEYBOARD.   On the right I saw InitialKeyboardIndicators, to the right of which I want to see a 2.  Mine read 0.  I right clicked on that line, clicked on "Modify" & changed the 0 to a 2.

    I restarted my PC and voi---ola.  I had restored NUM LOCK .

    Good luck to all.

    Cheers,

    JWo

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