Windows 8 / 8.1 - Num Lock on startup screen

Anonymous
2013-11-13T13:32:19+00:00

Hi,

When I start up my pc and get to the screen where I need to enter my password, sometimes the NumLock key is activated, sometimes it isn't. This is really random.

I have the same problem on 2 different pc's, one win 8 and the other win 8.1

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Anonymous
2014-02-14T02:20:14+00:00

I think I found a solution that works permanently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiqhMktjD3A

It is also a change in the register but not the one I have read in most posts.

  • You go to the register
  • Open HKEY USERS
  • Open Default
  • Open Control Panel
  • Click on Keyboard
  • On the right side you get 4 keyboard items
  • InitialKeyboardIndicators has a number as data > 2147483648
  • Doubleclick on InitialKeyboardIndicators
  • In the small window you get you change the last 2 numbers from 48 to 50 and get 2147483650
  • Click on ok
  • Close the register window
  • Try again

I have been trying now for more than 10 times and it keeps coming up on time for the login screen no matter if it is a cold start or a restart... I hope it will last :-)

Grts

Nil

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-12T21:08:37+00:00

    Before jumping through hoops it is simple enough to turn off fast start. Try that first. Odds are it will fix your problem. Under fast start the computer boots too fast to recognize the command to turn num locks on.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-11-12T17:29:52+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-11-12T17:26:25+00:00

    Best fix I found so far. Works perfectly.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw-isftXpXQ

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-11-09T02:46:24+00:00

    I wonder if Windows detects a Laptop and turns the Number Lock off at some stage during installation or an application of an update?

    If I had a laptop keyboard with out a number pad and number lock on it could create a situation where I enter an incorrect password and lock myself out then go 'oh I had Number Lock on'.

    That being said the fix above worked for me - I don't remember having this issue in Windows 8/8.1 on my desktop but my laptops have suffered it and the UEFI BIOSes don't seem to have an option for turning it on.

    As I have a laptop with a number pad and Number Lock keeps getting turned off when I restart it makes some sense to me. It does need to be addressed by Microsoft though as not many people I know would go into the Registry to fix it.

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