How to Automatically Enable NumLock on Computer Startup?

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Step 1: Press Windows + R to open the Run window. Type registry and press Enter.

Step 2: In the Registry Editor window, locate the InitialKeyboardIndicator key with the following path:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\

Then, double-click on InitialKeyboardIndicator to set Numlock to automatically turn on when starting the computer.

Step 3: In the Edit String window for the InitialKeyboardIndicator key, input the number 2 into the Value data field, then press OK.

Once the setup is complete, you can restart your computer and verify whether the NumLock key has been activated. If not, you can redo Step 3 and replace the number 2 with either 80000002 or 2147483648

Aside from setting NumLock to automatically turn on when starting the computer via the InitialKeyboardIndicator key, you can also configure other keys such as CapsLock and Scroll Lock to automatically toggle on/off by entering the corresponding numbers below as in Step 3:

- 0: Disable NumLock, CapsLock, and Scroll Lock upon startup.

- 1: Automatically enable CapsLock upon computer startup.

- 2: Automatically enable Num Lock upon computer startup.

- 3: Automatically enable Num Lock and Caps Lock upon computer startup.

- 4: Automatically enable Scroll Lock upon computer startup.

- 5: Automatically enable Caps Lock and Scroll Lock upon computer startup.

- 6: Automatically enable Num Lock and Scroll Lock upon computer startup.

- 7: Automatically enable all 3 keys: Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock upon computer startup.

USER QUESTION

Every time I start my Lenovo IdeaPad 510 laptop, I struggle to input the password. After discovering the issue was due to Numlock not being enabled, I wonder if there's a way to automatically turn on NumLock in Windows. Can Mytour assist me with this? Thank you.

Reader: Nguyen Tien Giang

Answer

Mytour appreciates your question, Giang, and here's our response:

Guide to Enable NumLock Automatically

The Numlock key is crucial for users to input numbers on laptops, but by default, Windows disables Numlock upon startup to conserve battery power.

Enabling Automatic NumLock Activation

However, this default behavior often leads to difficulties in password input as Numlock remains off, requiring users to manually enable it. For Lenovo laptops, you can follow Mytour's guide on enabling Numlock on Lenovo laptops.

However, there are solutions to this problem. You, Giang, and many others can utilize two methods: disabling fast startup in Control Panel and modifying values in the Registry Editor.

The first method is relatively safe, but the second method requires you to back up the registry beforehand to avoid Windows errors resulting from potential changes.

Activating Automatic NumLock

Details on automatically enabling Numlock at computer startup have been elaborated by Mytour in the article enabling/disabling Numlock in Windows 10 at startup. Although primarily for Windows 10, older versions like Windows 7 or Windows 8 can also implement this.

If you prefer not to use Numlock and the number keys on Windows, you can utilize the Onscreen Keyboard on your computer to input numbers. Typically virtual, you'll need to activate the Onscreen Keyboard icon on the Taskbar or press Start Menu > type Onscreen Keyboard to open and use the Onscreen Keyboard on your computer.

Wishing you all success!

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