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How to always enable numlock by default on Windows 10?

First, head to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard. Double-click the “InitialKeyboardIndicators” value in the right pane and set it to “2”. Next, expand the “HKEY_USERS” folder. You’ll ...
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Is it possible to have Num Lock ALWAYS ON, without the ability of the Num Lock key to turn off?

I use CapShift and it's free: https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#CAPshift "CAPshift extends the Caps Lock key by slowing it down... Hold down for 0.5 sec to enable/disable. ...
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How can I tell if my numlock etc. buttons are active if I don't have a light?

For Windows 10 with no num lock indicator light, you can go to SETTINGS, EASE OF ACCESS, KEYBOARD, USE OF TOGGLE KEYS, TURN ON SOUND so that a sound will alert you when caps lot, num lock, etc is on. ...
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Num Lock refuses to stay on

I had the same problem, fixed it by going to the Device Manager > Human Interface Devices > USB Input Device. I had three of those USB entries, for each I double clicked, went to the last tab, and ...
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Is it possible to have Num Lock ALWAYS ON, without the ability of the Num Lock key to turn off?

Physically remove the NumLock key. When your finger goes to press it, it won't be there.
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Is it possible to have Num Lock ALWAYS ON, without the ability of the Num Lock key to turn off?

If you use Autohotkey, you can add the following line to your script: SetNumLockState, AlwaysOn Be sure to put this line before your hotkeys. I put it at the very beginning of my script so I make ...
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How to always enable numlock by default on Windows 10?

Well, I solved like this: Created a program to enable NumLock when run that runs without a window (https://github.com/brunolm/NumLock) Created a scheduled task General "Run only when user is logged ...
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How to prevent Hyper-V VM from turning-off numlock (Win 11 gen 2)

I faced the same issue, and tried different solutions to fix it, but no one out of googled approaches really helpedregistry key: Finally, I found only one working solution to fix the NumLock issue. It'...
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How to always enable numlock by default on Windows 10?

About the value: InitialKeyboardIndicators = "X" Where X can have the following values: "0" - Caps Lock / Num Lock / Scroll Lock - All Off "1" - Caps Lock - On "2" - Num Lock - On "4" - Scroll Lock -...
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Enable NumLock when computer awakens from sleep mode

As a workaround, I composed a PowerShell script that enables NumLock, then set up a task in the Task Scheduler to run it whenever the computer awakes from sleep mode. Using Notepad, save the ...
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Where is the Numlock key on this ridiculous keyboard?

You may create a shortcut on the desktop to toggle NumLock on and off. Create a .vbs file containing the following text: set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}" ...
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Virtualbox Linux: How to keep NumLock ON

NumLock problems have plagued VirtualBox for more than a decade. Periodically they were fixed, only to reappear again in the next release. It seems that it's quite complicated to keep account of this ...
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How to expand folders without numlock key on my keyboard

Actually, you don't need the Num Lock key at all. Just press * on your numpad. If you don't have a numpad on your keyboard, you can reassign an unused key to function as the Num* (numpad asterisk) ...
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Disable caps lock, num lock, and insert(numpad-0)

This did it for me. Finally. Save the following as a file, with a name like "DisableCapslockNumlockInsert.reg" (The ".reg" extension is important; the rest doesn't matter.) Double ...
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Is it possible to have Num Lock ALWAYS ON, without the ability of the Num Lock key to turn off?

It's possible to automatically put it back on (within a few milliseconds) when it gets turned off, via an application. This guy created an autohotkey script for it which he calls "Numlock Enforcer" ...
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Permanently disable num lock in Windows?

Here are some ways which didn't work for me: I installed SharpKeys, but couldn't see the NumLock key on the list of keys to add (and anyway, not keen on software that mentions it needs Windows 2003 ...
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Is it possible to turn on/off numberlock with command prompt?

POWERSHELL [CONSOLE]::NumberLock | FIND /I "FALSE">NUL&&POWERSHELL ($WSH = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell)-AND($WSH.SendKeys('{NUMLOCK}'))>NUL Here is a good mash up for command ...
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Disable Mint Cinnamon Keyboard Shortcut, Shift + Numpad != Numlock

Based on the Ask Ubuntu post XUbuntu: Make Shift+NumPad work like Windows, and especially this answer and its comments, making Linux Mint 18 (Cinnamon) make the NumPad work like in Windows is in: ...
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How can I tell if my numlock etc. buttons are active if I don't have a light?

Use the native Windoze "on screen keyboard": open CMD and type osk or just type "osk" on Cortana search. There is an options key on the on screen keyboard that you have to open and ...
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Permanently disable num lock in Windows?

Please take a look at Power Toys in docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/ Works on Windows 10
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Is it possible to have Num Lock ALWAYS ON, without the ability of the Num Lock key to turn off?

Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but it solved that problem for me: Activate the sound for the Lock keys in Windows (in Windows 10: Control Panel\Ease of Access\Ease of Access Center\Make ...
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How to have numlock enabled on login screen without disabling fast startup?

Okay try the following for Win10: Change the value of ...ControlPanel/Keyboard/InitialKeyboardIndicators to 2147483650 for ALL USERS not only for .Default. Then SHUTDOWN computer. Turn on computer ...
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Why LED on desktop tower blinks when I press num-lock key?

Most likely option: Windows records your NumLock preference in the Registry, and then flushes the Registry change to the disk (updating the NTUSER.DAT file). However, you can use ProcMon to check ...
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What handles the keyboard NumLock LED?

PC host is responsible for sending LED state to keyboard and keyboard itself is responsible for preserving last set LED state. In Windows LED state is updated by keyboard driver to be in sync with ...
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How to turn off numlock led without turning off numlock in Windows?

You can take the complex option of opening the keyboard and replacing the LED or adding circuitry to decrease the voltage going to it, or the simple option of covering over the LED with marker or tape....
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How to turn off the Toggle Keys indicator on Windows 10?

That indicator is from Logitech SetPoint software. To disable it, open Logitech SetPoint. Go to the Tools tab at top. Then the SetPoint Options tab on the side. Then you will see the Status ...
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Zero key on Samsung laptop number pad not working

I had to google around quite a bit to find a solution. So this is for posterity. On Samsung laptops, it can be solved by switching the Fn Lock key, which is found on the right side of the F12 key.
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Does non-numlocked 5 send keycodes?

Yes. It sends the keycode 101 (i.e. number 5) when the num lock is on. It sends the keycode 12 (i.e. Clear) when num lock is off.
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Disable laptop num lock

Create an archive like DisableNumlock.reg, and paste the code below: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard] "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="0" "KeyboardDelay"="...
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Num Lock refuses to stay on

POSSIBLE SOLUTION I got this idea and the initial VBS logic from TechNet - Scripting Guy and just made some small VBS logic adjustments and turned it into a dynamically built batch script that runs ...
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