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How do I enable NumLock automatically?
John Savill
April 6, 1999
1 Min Read
A. The registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USERControlPanelKeyboardInitialKeyboardIndicators can be used to set the initial stateof the Num Lock key for the current user. To modify the state of NumLock forthe logon screen.
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelKeyboard (we are editing .defaultwhich is the profile used prior to logon)
Double click on InitialKeyboardIndicators
Set to 2 and click OK
Close the registry editor
An easier way is to turn NumLock on and the logoff using Ctrl-Alt-Del Logoffwhich will preserve the state of Numlock..
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