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
    2016-10-03T08:20:41+00:00

    Windows 10 automatically installed the major update and guess what...

    My numlock key is turned off again!

    I had to re-edit the registry and disable fast start again to enable it.

    • I have to redo this on the pc's of all the other users I helped!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-03-11T15:17:49+00:00

    I tried to do as you said but when I try to fill out the Search box with "register", I get as far as reg and it tells me = results

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-19T22:48:43+00:00

    Here is the fix I found for our Media Lab:

    Login as a local administrator

    Right Click Start icon

    Select Control Panel

    Change the "Category" to "Small Icons" in the top Right Corner

    Select the "Easy of Access" icon

    Scroll down and select "Make my keyboard easier to use"

    Scroll down and disable "Turn on Toggle Keys by holding numlock key for 5 seconds"

    Click "Apply" and "Okay"

    Close the window.

    Enable numlock and restart the computer.

    Each user may have to enable numlock once before restarting.  But once it has been enabled at a proper shutdown, the settings seems to stick.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-11-04T14:51:35+00:00

    Surprisingly, it does work!!

    And I probably found why it didn't work for me before: somehow Fast Start was set back to ON.

    Thanks for this great tip!!

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