Keep Num Lock on after start-up

Anonymous
2008-12-22T16:09:28+00:00

How do I make windows start-up with the Number Lock on?

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Anonymous
2008-12-22T19:42:50+00:00

Windows will remember the setting you use at shutdown, usually. If you have trouble with that, there is a registry setting you can make to do it. If you are comfortable with that, for now you can go to :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard] (or [HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard] for all users) "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2"

Later, you can come back to this thread when the "FitIt4me" team has the button developed to do that for you. They should be finishing up development work on that pretty soon.

Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-03T22:21:39+00:00

    in Regedit:

    1.  HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\CONTROL PANEL\KEYBOARD

    2.  INITIALKEYBOARDINDICATIORS

    3.  IF VALUE IS 2147483648

       CHANGE TO 2147483650

     This fixed my problem after upgrading to Win.

    JohnWilliam1985 - definitely best answer!!!!  It took me a total of 15 seconds to make the change then whatever time to reboot because I couldn't wait until later to find out if it worked or not (Win 7).  Of course it did.  I went straight to my laptop that has Win 8.1 on it and did the same (I use a traditional keyboard when I'm stationary for long periods of time) - kudos again!!!

    Thank you. ;)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-09T15:28:33+00:00

    in Regedit:

    1.  HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\CONTROL PANEL\KEYBOARD

    2.  INITIALKEYBOARDINDICATIORS

    3.  IF VALUE IS 2147483648

       CHANGE TO 2147483650

     This fixed my problem after upgrading to Win.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-01-11T19:49:45+00:00

    I just tried the DL link and it was working.

    Regards.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-11T18:44:19+00:00

    I encountered this issue with a system yesterday, but your program is apparently no longer available at the link below.  Would you be so kind as to re-post it?  Thanks!

    Listen up! I have been told about this setting multiple times. I conferred with THREE computer technicians. THIS SOLUTION FAILED FOR ALL FOUR OF US IN MULTIPLE TESTS! Quit spreading this nonsense and admit that you do not know how to fix this problem because it is based on a stupid decision.

    Yesterday I wrote a C program in HALF AN HOUR which automatically ensures that the Num Lock key is set correctly. Anyone who would like to download it can do so here: http://cid-0f30552f23a71d05.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Reset%20Num%20Lock?nl=1&uc=2&isFromRichUpload=1

    Once you download the program version you desire create a shortcut to it and place the shortcut in the hidden startup folder:

    Hidden Start Menu for All Users:          ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

    Hidden Start Menu for a Single User:   Users<Name of the User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

    There is one problem with these two programs: They are unable to start-up 'Mouse Keys'. I posted a request in the 'Performance' Forum requesting how to do this, but as is so often the case in these forums none of you 'Most Valued Programmers' respond to questions concerning the internal workings of Windows 7.

    Programmer for Visual C++ 6.0, and Microsoft Office including Access

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