Good afternoon, dear readers and guests of the blog, what do you think, do all people who use a computer in everyday life know all the keys on the keyboard? I think not everyone, otherwise there would not be such situations when a person tries to type text on a laptop , and his numbers are printed instead of letters, and the other one, on the contrary, when trying to type numbers, nothing is printed at all, today we will look at all such situations and also figure out how to enable Num Lock when loading Windows 10. All instructions are suitable for previous versions operating systems, just the newest ten.
Numbers are printed instead of letters - how to fix
Let's look at first, the most common situation, when numbers are printed instead of letters on a computer or laptop, I myself have seen this situation more than once and sometimes it even amused me, seeing how your not-so-favorite employee is trying to type text, but in its place he has a code from the numbers, you, as an admin, knowing what’s going on, shrug your shoulders and say that Windows is probably buggy with the processor (while freaking out). Okay, jokes aside, there’s actually nothing wrong with it. This behavior of the keyboard can very often be found on laptops or netbooks that do not have their own additional area for quick dialing of numbers; on a regular keyboard it is located on the right, for example IBM or HP laptops.
Here is an example of a keyboard where there is no right side with a separate set of numbers, and almost every key has an additional function in the upper right corner. For example, the keys J, K, L have second values 1,2,3. To activate their dialing there is a special key Num Lock (num lk). When you turn on the Num Lock key, instead of the usual symbols on the keyboard buttons, you will have additional ones printed, hence the situation that.
Most likely, you turned on Num Lock mode by accident; most often on laptops, Num Lock mode is turned on by pressing the key combination Fn + F11 or Fn + Num Lock, if it is a separate key, then simply by pressing it
There are also cases when numbers are printed on a computer instead of letters, this is due to special program, with the help of which keys were reassigned, for example, I saw programs for linguists that turned an ordinary Russian keyboard into another language.
What is the num lock key
To summarize, num lock is a special key with which on a computer with an operating system Windows system, a special function for typing additional characters is activated, this is done in order to save space on the keyboard and expand its functionality, most often this is used in laptops, where manufacturers try to reduce the size of the device as much as possible, but within reasonable limits, by abandoning a certain number of keys and replacing them with additional ones symbols on other buttons.
Below I will give you three examples of how and where the num lock key is located on different keyboards. First comes standard keyboard from the computer, it has an additional numeric field on the right and a num lock above it. It also has a special num lock indicator, if it is not lit, it means it is turned off, by default it is, there are cases that it is convenient when it works with the system, below I will show how to enable Num Lock when loading Windows 10.
Well, a keyboard without an additional right area in which num lk is already the sovereign owner, having many keys with its functions, pay attention to the arrows for example, they can also perform functions:
Num Lock when booting Windows 10
And so, I told you what num lock does, now imagine the situation that you want when loading Windows 10, you have this mode turned on automatically, for human convenience or vice versa for inconvenience. This is done very simply, as you probably know, everything Windows settings 10 are in the registry, for those who do not know what the registry is, please follow the link. Press the Win+R key combination and enter regerit.
Go to section
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
You need to create a new string parameter called InitialKeyboardIndicators and give it a value 80000002 , If given value did not work, then try value 2, especially relevant for Windows 7. This is all done via right click.
To edit a registry key, double-click on it.
There is another method that allows you to enable Num Lock when you boot Windows 10, but it does not always work, since some people do not have a password on their computer and desired screen doesn't appear. And so when your computer boots, then on the Windows 10 login screen, press Num Lock and reboot the system through the icon in the corner. After which the next time the mode should be activated.
I almost forgot, you can also check whether you have the Num Lock setting in the BIOS. In BIOS, check the BootUp NumLock Status - Enable\Disable option 
I hope this article helped you deal with the situation when numbers are printed on the laptop keyboard instead of letters and the right numeric pad does not work, if you have any questions, I’m waiting for them in the comments.
Many note that the additional keyboard of numbers on the right is much more convenient than the keys that are located above the letters. However, not all auxiliary buttons work “correctly” initially, since their second function is cursor control. In order for the additional keyboard to work in the field of numbers and arithmetic commands, you must enable NumLock mode.
What is the NumLock key and what is it for?
NumLock is a key that is responsible for enabling and disabling additional numeric keypad. More precisely, for switching the mode between mathematical keys and cursor control mode. At the same time, the buttons that are responsible for mathematical operations and input work identically both with NumLock on and off:
- multiplication (*);
- division(/);
- addition (+);
- subtraction(-);
- input (Enter).
Table: how the additional keyboard works with NumLock mode enabled and disabled
How to set the NumLock key to automatically turn on when Windows 10 boots
Unfortunately, Windows does not provide a direct interface setting for enabling NumLock at startup. A special need for auto-enabling the numeric keypad mode arose after the introduction of Windows Hello security and login into the OS. account by entering a numeric PIN code. Also, touch typing involves constantly working keys with numbers, and not with cursor control.
There are two main settings that are responsible for auto-enabling NumLock:
- registry;
- internal (cached) system settings.
These settings are not mutually exclusive, therefore, by creating the necessary conditions in one segment, you may not get the desired result. While preparing this article, I used a method to change the system settings cache, after which NumLock began to turn on automatically. Then I returned the settings to their original form and edited the registry. On the welcome screen, NumLock did not turn on automatically, but it worked immediately inside the account.
Enabling before booting the system
To enable NumLock before the system boots, on the screen quick launch you need to trick the OS and make it think that this is a standard setting.
Editing the Registry
Windows Registry Windows Registry), or system registry- a hierarchically constructed database of parameters and settings in most Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The registry contains information and settings for hardware, software, user profiles, presets. Most changes in the Control Panel, file associations, system policies, and the list of installed software are recorded in the registry.
Wikipedia
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_Windows
Almost all system settings are in the registry; the NumLock automatic enable function is no exception. Startup mode additional keyboard It’s easy to activate as a digital add-on when the OS starts - you just need to change one value. However, the method of editing the registry does not always help completely; sometimes it does not work for the welcome screen.
- IN Windows search we register Regedit and select the best match.
In Windows search, enter Regedit and select the best match - In the registry editor, in the directory tree column on the left, go to the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard folder.
In the registry editor, in the directory tree column on the left, go to the folder HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard - Further double click open the InitialKeyboardIndicators parameter and replace its value with 2. Then save the change with the OK button.
Double-click the InitialKeyboardIndicators parameter and replace its value with 2. Then save the change with the OK button - We carry out similar operations for the root folders of the registry:
- Reboot the computer.
Video: how to configure NumLock to turn on automatically when the OS starts using the registry editor
Tune automatic switching on NumLock is very simple. It is enough to use one of two instructions, and the numeric keypad will be active until it is turned off.
Majority modern keyboards today are equipped with a separate block of numeric keys Numpad. Their location is much more convenient to use the top row of numbers, so even laptop manufacturers, at the expense of the size of the devices, add a numeric keypad to the standard unit. Often, users who are deprived of this unit even purchase it as a separate module and connect it to the computer via a USB interface.
In this article we will look at how to set the numeric keys to turn on automatically when the computer starts.
Numpad and NumLock key
The operation of the digital block on the computer is activated by the key Num Lock, which is usually located above the digital module. On some keyboards and laptops this function additionally equipped with an indicator, which, when the Num Lock function is active, is illuminated by a diode.
Automatic activation of NumLock when you turn on the computer depends on two things. Firstly, this opportunity must be enabled in BIOS motherboard your PC. Secondly, the activity of NumLock depends on the OS distribution build system you use when installing. Exactly setting up the numeric keypad in the system we will look at it below.
However, even if the system installed on your computer Num Lock is disabled by default, you can configure its automatic launch yourself.
Setting NumLock to turn on automatically
Opening editor Windows registry:
- Launch the utility Execute going to Start - All programs - Standard(in Windows 10 the utility Execute is in the catalog Service), or by holding down the keys on the keyboard Start(on some keyboards this is marked as Win) And R
- In the window that opens, enter the command regedit
and press the button Enter
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyyboard
Here we are interested in the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators
. We need to change this value by double-clicking on it.
If the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators
is not on the required path, then you just need to add it on the left side of the registry editor window by selecting when creating String parameter
It is also worth noting that sometimes, for certain reasons, the setting in the branch .DEFAULT may not work. In this case, all manipulations with the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators should be carried out in the branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
The value assigned will depend on what operating system is installed on our computer.
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows XP
Parameter value InitialKeyboardIndicators in Windows XP it is set according to our wishes in accordance with the diagram below:
0
- NumLock is disabled at system startup;
2
- NumLock is enabled at system startup;
3
- NumLock and CapsLock are enabled at system startup;
6
- NumLock and ScrollLock are enabled at system startup;
7
- NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock are enabled at system startup.
For the convenience of making changes to the registry, you can use the reg file attached to the article (how to create such files was described in the publication Creation of reg files. Syntax for editing registry entries) or a body file (more about editing the registry from command line in publication Editing the Windows registry from the command line, bat files)
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows XP:
- reg file: numlock-windows-xp-reg
- bat file: numlock-windows-xp-bat
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows 7 (applies to Windows Vista)
For automatic activation NumLock when you turn on a computer with Windows 7, the value of the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators
needs to be changed to 2147483650
.
Accordingly, if we need Numpad was inactive when turning on the computer, we assign the above parameter the value 2147483658
.
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows 7 (Vista):
- reg file: numlock-windows-7-reg
- bat file: numlock-windows-7-bat
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows 10 (applies to Windows 8/8.1)
After installing Windows 10 on your computer, NumLock may also be disabled by default. The same will be observed if you upgraded your system to Windows 10 from previous versions, as described in the article: Updating Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 10 after 07/29/2016
In order to at Windows startup 10 the NumLock function was automatically turned on, we need to assign the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators meaning 80000002 .
Automatically enable NumLock in Windows 10 (8/8.1):
- reg file: numlock-windows-10-reg
- bat file: numlock-windows-10-bat
After the settings have been made, close the Registry Editor window and restart the computer. Function Num Lock will be active immediately after logging in.
Enabling NumLock by script in startup
If for some reason the method of editing the Windows registry did not work or it does not suit you, then you can resort to alternative option enabling NumLock at system startup.
It's about using Windows vbs scripts. And since the scripting language is common to all operating systems of the Windows family, this method can be used on any version of the OS, be it Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10 or any other product release from Microsoft.
The bottom line is that using scripts vbs Can simulate pressing in the system of one or another keyboard button. It turns out that if, after turning on the computer, you imitate pressing the NumLock key, the number pad will immediately be activated. You just need to set up automatic key simulation.
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys "(NUMLOCK)"
This text must be inserted into any text editor(for example, standard Windows Notepad) and save the resulting file with an arbitrary name and *.vbs extension, you should get something like numlock.vbs
.
For convenience, you can download it already ready script in the archive attached to the article: numlock
If we unzip the file numlock.vbs and run it, we will see how the state of the NumLock switch changes.
That is, if you run the script with NumLock turned off, it will turn on. And vice versa: if the numeric block was active when the script was launched, it will turn off. Now all that remains is to make sure that this file started when the computer was turned on
The simplest option configure automatic script launch- place it in your user’s Startup folder, which is located in the following path:
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
In the Russian version of the system, the folders will have the following names
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Main Menu\Programs\Startup
The AppData directory is hidden. Therefore, to detect it you need to turn on the display hidden files and folders in file manager(for example, in standard Windows Explorer).
More details about this method and other ways to add a script to Windows startup have already been discussed in the article Autoload. Adding applications to Windows startup
After adding the script to the system startup, one of the ways you can restart the computer and enjoy the convenience of this small but very useful improvement.
Good afternoon, comrades. Let's talk again about improving modern operating systems in order to increase the comfort of their use. Starting with Win8, it began to actively implement an account system Microsoft records, in its infancy, copied from AppleID systems and Google accounts, in order to synchronize settings between different devices working on the same account. And in Windows 8.1, I really liked the way it worked. There, even the location of program icons in the Start menu was synchronized and after installing the program, the shortcut immediately fell into place. In Windows 10, it’s a little worse, but I’m used to it and won’t give up. But all this has one drawback - the need to log in to the system with a password every time the system boots.
Next we go to the section HKEY_USERS, in this section there is a default directory and several (usually 4-6) directories with names starting with S-(except the one that ends with _Classes) . In each of the branches this section there is a thread Control Panel\Keyboard, for example in default:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
So, in each directory Keyboard we need to set the parameter InitialKeyboardIndicators meaning 2 .
After all the values in the registry have been corrected, restart the computer and wait for it to load until the login window appears. After that, press the Num Lock button once to turn it on and, without entering the PIN code, turn off the computer (namely, turn it off, do not restart it) through the menu in the lower right corner of the user selection window. That's it, now you can do it. As a result of the last action, “Fast Startup” will remember the setting that Num Lock should be turned on and will apply it for all subsequent starts.
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Entering a password when logging in, Mailbox, account from social network accompanied by the use of numeric keys. They are located both at the top of the keyboard and as a separate number pad. The Num Lock key is responsible for activating the latter. However, in Windows 10, when the system boots, it is not active and it is impossible to use the number pad. In order to fix this situation, you should use the following methods.
Enable Num Lock by default in Windows 10
To be able to use numbers from the right numeric pad on the keyboard when loading Windows 10, you should perform a registry tweak. To do this, perform the following steps:
- Press “Win+R” and enter “regedit”.
- The editor will open. Go to the registry branch “HKEY_USERS”, “.DEFAULT”, “Control Panel”, “Keyboard”. Here you need to find and edit the “InitialKeyboardIndicators” parameter, setting it to the value “80000002”.
- To do this, double-click the parameter and enter “80000002”. If Num Lock does not start working, you need to repeat all the steps and enter the value “2”.
You can also try in time Windows boot 10 click “Reboot” and press “Numlock” until the logo appears.
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