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
    2014-01-23T11:39:09+00:00

    same here. noticed it started with the update to 8.1 RT and reactivating my Hotmail Account. Called Microsoft with no help(they were supposed to send me some instructions to edit the registry keyboard value). Looked this up on the internet. Tried it and still same problem. Could this be a ploy to get you to log in with your Microsoft account to gather information?! OH MY GOD!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-27T16:37:39+00:00

    I noticed the difference between numlock off when turning the PC on after it was off altogether, and numlock on after a restart.  That is what I understand hot and cold boots to mean.  It is very frustrating because I use a numerical log-on.  What is more frustrating is that neither MS or Dell takes responsibility.  And regardless of how often I hit or hold F2 at boot, I am not taken to Setup.  That is very annoying, too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-02T18:55:32+00:00

    .......

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-27T12:29:56+00:00

    Untill now I only have had Windows computers, but Microsoft is really starting to fail at simple, basic things...

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