Click power options. You turn on the number lock to use the number pad as numbers and turn it off to use the pad as arrows.
The status of the num lock key is specific for each user and num lock is disabled by default.
How to turn on num lock on keyboard.
Now you need to change initialkeyboardindicators values in several places.
Click change settings that are.
I have an extended keyboard as in the image below.
Enable num lock on startup first open registry editor to do this click start button and start typing regedit and press enter.
Since laptop keyboards dont have a number pad it gets a little more complicated if the number lock is on certain letter keys cant be used.
Now close the hkeycurrentuser folder and expand the hkeyusers folder and repeat.
On a desktop or any complete keyboard the number lock function is pretty cut and dry.
Under define power buttons.
Set the numlock key state option to on.
Dont log into the computer.
The key above the 7 is a clear button which seems to do nothing other than clear the input when i use the calculator function.
Important this section method or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.
If you want the num lock key enabled for use before a user presses ctrlaltdel to log on you must use registry editor to change the default behavior.
The numlock key on new a kb can be located above the 1 key on the numeric keypad.
When you reach the login screen press the num lock key once to enable it.
When connecting to a windows machine which key is num lock.
Open the control panel.
Inside bios find the post behavior menu.
The way to enter into bios settings depends on the computer manufacturer.
You can open it from the power user tasks menu by pressing win x and selecting control panel.
Boot the computer back up and num lock will be enabled on the login screen.
The key above the 1 key on my numeric keypad is a 4.
Click choose what the power buttons do.
Power on your computer and press del or f1 or f2 or f10 to enter bios cmos setup utility.
For future reference the key on this uk keyboard does not say clear it has an image of a horizontal rectangle with an x through it but it is the same key and provides the same functionality in os x.
From the login screen click the power button and select shut down to shut down the computer again.
Click hardware and sound.
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