Num lock key off in start up
"Num lock" keyis off whenever I log offwindows. I'm using Windows 7 RC and I know that I have to edit the registry. Could anyone help me with this issue? Thanks in advancealfredpine
May 25th, 2009 4:05pm

I think most BIOS allow you to have number lock turned on or off at startup. Are you able to get into your BIOS settings okay?Regards from the Valley of the Sun.
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May 25th, 2009 5:49pm

Thank you very much for your help. I have another problem. Maybe you can help me. My D-Link DWA-130 network adapter only allows me to connect at 150 Mbps, but specifications say 300 Mbps. I'm using the DIR-655 Extreme router.My computer is running Windows 7 RC. Could you help me with this? Thank you
August 13th, 2009 11:55am

Thank you again Robinson. I got another one. My D-Link DWA-130 network adapter only allows me to connect at 150 Mbps, but specifications say 300 Mbps. I'm using the DIR-655 Extreme router.My computer is running Windows 7 RC. Could you please help me with this? Thank you
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August 23rd, 2009 8:03pm

I have a similar problem. When I turn on my computer the number lock is always on. I would like it always off. I read your post and followed along OK until I got to changing the number. My initial Keybouard Indicator is not a single number, it is 2147483648. Any ideas? I am afraid to change it to just 0 in order to turn off the caps lock... I am not sure what BIOS is either. Thanks in advance to any help!
July 27th, 2010 10:19pm

I was actually trying to reply to Robinson Zhang. I am trying to change my computer to have the number lock OFF when I turn it on. I read the post my Robinson on how to do it, but had trouble at the end. Where I should have a one didgit number I have the number 2147483648. I am sure a delightful person in Dallas owns this number, but I am not about to call it. Hahaha So any ideas on how to change my start up to have the number lock off?
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July 27th, 2010 10:47pm

I've found an interesting forum discussion on the numlock setting. http://www.technologyquestions.com/technology/windows-vista/133492-numlock-key-not-active-after-start-up.html "2147483648" is 0x80000000 in hex. It means something like 'leave states alone'. You can enable numlock at the login screen with "2147483650", which is 0x80000002 in hex, but you'll enter the decimal version as a string. Note that the HKU\.Default registry area is only for the System user or the login screen. You'll also have to change it in every user's ntuser.dat, or the Default ntuser.dat for new users.
September 15th, 2010 11:45am

i can't get numlock to be active by changing the number ind regedit, and there isn't the option in bios, anyone who has and solution to my problem it would help me alot, i use and acer laptop
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October 14th, 2010 12:29pm

i can't get numlock to be active by changing the number ind regedit, and there isn't the option in bios, anyone who has and solution to my problem it would help me alot, i use and acer laptop I have the same problem on an HP laptop. It is strange that HP seems to just ignore this problem.
November 14th, 2010 7:02am

I would think num lock would be off by default: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard] "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="0"
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April 14th, 2011 3:00pm

I just solved this problem for my wife on her laptop Eee PC from ASUS. Turns out that she must have pressed the Fn key while hitting the Num LK key. Amazingly, this just affected her user profile on that laptop and did not affect mine. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to type Regedit when you have the number lock on. Anyways, best to give that a try first (logged on as the user with the issue). Otherwise, you will hopefully have another user account that you can use for the registry editing. Then, of course, you would have to go to the HKEY profile for that user to modify the keyboard settings.
August 2nd, 2011 1:46pm

Found a solution on the support.microsoft.com site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154529 This page has a MS "FixIt" program, which when you run it, automatically changes the Registry setting for the Num Lock to "on." I am running Windows 7, and it worked. It says it's for an older version than I have (doesn't say which one), but it worked. I recommend doing a regedit backup beforehand though. To do this, open Start, then type "regedit" in your search, then when the registry editor opens, go to "File" then "Export". Change the Export Range option at the bottom to "All", and put it in a safe place. If you blow something up, you can use this file to re-import and restore your Registry back to where it was before the change was made. Just for extra info, here's Microsoft's version of how to back up and restore the registry: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 Have fun...
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January 10th, 2012 2:04am

Hello, i'm sorry, I remount this topic but I've the same problem. I've try to change the different InitialKeyboardIndicators to 2, I have install the patch of Callmechristian, but nothing change. At the beginning the numlock key is activated, but after multipoint server detect station, numlock key turn off and the login page appears. someone was there a solution to have the numlock activated on login page ? Thank's,
May 9th, 2012 9:28am

My reg entry displays 2147483648 against the InitialKeyboardIndicators entry. Is it safe to change it to 2 directly. I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate.
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June 15th, 2012 11:26pm

Yes it is safe to change it to 2.
September 1st, 2012 2:09am

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