How to enable the NumLock key to be set to on by default
Saturday, September 1, 2007 0:33Posted in category Windows XP Tips
There’s nothing more annoying then creating your computer sign in name with alphanumeric characters, and having to keep hitting your numlock key on your keyboard every time you wish to use you’re number pad.
Thats because Windows XP sets your numlock to off everytime you shutdown or reboot your computer instead of leaving it on.
Heres how to fix this pesky problem
To have numlock set to ‘on,’ for each default user do the following registry edit:
- Click Start -> Run -> and type in Regedit and hit ok
- On the left click the + sign indicator beside each folder on the left until you navigate to the following.
- HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
- Right click on the InitialKeyboardIndicators on the right hand side and change the value from 0 to 2.
- This will set the numlock key to on by default, that way after each reboot or restart of your computer it stays on.
- To test that it worked, Log off and back on again.
Your numlock led light indicator should be on!
Download the Registry Edit for Numlock on By Defualt
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Isa says:
November 19th, 2008 at 12:08 am
I have had this problem just about whenever I install a fresh copy of XP Pro.
Last time I installed it, I found a place where I could do something to fix the issue.
This time I think I did even more, but couldn’t fix the issue.
Just for the record, my registry settings for”
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
was already on 2, yet it still wouldn’t boot up with NumLock on for Logon!
I then tried the script editor, and still, I have to press NumLock on to type my logon PW.
What gives?
Shawn DesRochers says:
November 19th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Do you have multiple users created on XP?
Shawn DesRochers
Isa says:
November 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Yes, I do.
However, I have not laid idle in the mean time and did more investigation…
Out of desperation, I downloaded a reg file from here:
and it was just what was up on this page, but a ready made one.
As I mentioned earlier, I manually tried changing the registry, only to see the ’2′ sitting there, as opposed to the ’0′, so I left it as it was.
Anyway, long story short, I downloaded this file and activated it.
I tested it out straight away by resetting the system.
For the first time since the reformatting, I saw the green NumLock light on!
However, I do not know if I turned it off by mistake later on, or if it turned off by itself, but as I needed to use the numeric keypad I realised the light was switched off, so I had to switch it on again.
If you do not mind, I would still like to hear your resolution, if you have one
Kind Regards,
Isa
Shawn DesRochers says:
November 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Well for Mulitple users you need to use this methode…First turn off numlock. Then edit the registry
For all users, you need to make the same change HKEY_USERS set to 2
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
Then reboot, it should now be on, you should see a green light indicator
Shawn DesRochers