is there a way to disable only NumLock off at every boot?

[drugo]

Hi

is there a registry key to disable at every boot NumLock for windows 11,10 and maybe 7?

i would like to keep the numlock OFF and cpaslock and scrolllock ON

I have found this

key

InitialKeyboardIndicators

To change the behavior for currently logged in user:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

To change the behavior for all users:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

and values

0 – Turn all indicators Off (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)
1 – Turn CapsLock On
2 – Turn NumLock On
3 – Turn CapsLock and NumLock On
4 – Turn ScrollLock On
5 – Turn CapsLock and ScrollLock On
6 – Turn NumLock and ScrollLock On
7 – Turn all indicators On (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)

thanks

[Steven P. Administrators]

Usually Windows remembers what you have set it to, but yeah Windows 😒

Is it a Razer or Logitech keyboard, does it come with its own software? Because it can be set in Synapse or Logitech Options for example.

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

Have you looked under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment] key and tried adding a string value with a name of NUMLOCK and a value of OFF?

If so, did that make any difference for you?

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

[+Warwagon MVC]

In my opinion, the num lock key is the most worthless key. It should default to numbers and not the stupid arrow pad.

[drugo]

On 04/09/2024 at 12:13, goretsky said:

Hello,

Have you looked under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment] key and tried adding a string value with a name of NUMLOCK and a value of OFF?

If so, did that make any difference for you?

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

hi

i can't find any key to keep  only numlock always off

have you ?

thanks

[aberg]

I use this utility to remap numlock to open the calculator but you can use it for any key.

https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys

[Max Veteran]

Not sure about the others, but num lock boot status can sometimes be set in the BIOS.

[Nick H. Supervisor]

On 05/09/2024 at 01:11, Max said:

Not sure about the others, but num lock boot status can sometimes be set in the BIOS.

This. Any computer I've worked with starts from the BIOS, and that tells the OS how to present itself. I've been playing around with my new machine recently and I've seen options like, "numpad ON?"

Not sure about CapsLock and ScrollLock though. They seem like odd options to enable, for different reasons.

[goretsky Supervisor]

On 04/09/2024 at 08:44, drugo said:

hi

i can't find any key to keep  only numlock always off

have you ?

thanks

Hello,

No, I have not looked for a way to permanently disable NumLock so that it can no longer be enabled.  You can use values of ON and OFF to toggle it to a desired state on boot, but pressing the actual physical key will still change it.  You may be able to permanently disable it, though, by creating a custom keymap or physically destroying the traces connecting the switch on the keyboard.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

[xrobwx71]

On 04/09/2024 at 07:29, Warwagon said:

In my opinion, the num lock key is the most worthless key. It should default to numbers and not the stupid arrow pad.

+1