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
    2014-04-30T20:59:06+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks, great work, my NumLock key is activated!!!! You are a star.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-22T18:45:29+00:00

    I did that as well on my Samsung laptop and on a friends Toshiba Laptop. In addition to the registry tweak, you may need to disable fast startup. go to power options, click on "choose what the power button does", click on "change setting that are currently unavailable", scroll down to shutdown setting and uncheck the box next to  "Turn on fast startup"

    I have not noticed any difference in startup time, but my num lock is ON. My laptop does not have indicator lights for num lock nor caps lock so for me having num lock on is important

    After the recent update it stopped working. It is possible that the update enabled the fast startup, so I just disabled it again. So far so good both cold boot & restart.

    This worked for me (WIN 8.1).

    Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-07T07:57:42+00:00

    This beautifully written instructions.  They probably work in Win8.  I have upgraded to 8.1.  Do you have instructions for it?  8.1 doesn't have anything like you described; no Open Control Panel; no keyboard, etc.

    I appreciate your response.

    Thank you,

    Jackie Stewart

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-05T18:28:38+00:00

    I read that  you change that number to 2. it's not the same in 8.1 you don't get 4 choices. I haven't figured it out yet.

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