Solved How to permanently enable Numlock

antspants · Mar 26, 2024

Try3 said:
No, his answers show that he wants to turn it on or off.

All the best,
Denis

I assumed he wanted the key killed so he doesn’t accidently turn it off. Regardless if he want’s it killed or not, I know what his objective is.
I don’t have a motherboard that does not enable num lock on boot. So If I was to kill the key, my num lock stays on.

antspants said:
Hang on though. If the number lock is enabled, the arrows don’t operate, the numbers do. Your comment is adverse to the request.
So you just want to kill that key altogether and hope that the settings remember that you want the number lock enabled at log-on?

Bug locker said:
You have right. English isnt my native language and i lost in translation. I will correct that.
So i want NumLock enabled by default after Restart , sleep or hibernation.

AntoDivi91 · Feb 18, 2025

Bug locker said:
Hey.
Here you can find a way that i use at my system , to permanently enable Numlock.
We can put the file/s at the path we want.

1) Firstly, we need one of these 2 files. One its at ps.1 and the other is the .ps1 file compiled to .exe.
2) Next we need to run one of these at a) system Logon (includes Restart) and b) system sleep and hibernation.
To do that we need to create 2 tasks at task scheduler. One for a) one for b)
3) Creating the task for Logon :

General :

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Trigger:
We set the trigger at "when logging in any user"

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Action:

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Conditions:

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Settings:

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Thats it for Logon and Restart.
For Sleep and Hibernation , here is the way.

Notes:
a)
1) To test if it works while you use the system :
-open notepad
-enable numlock by pressing its key and ensure that numlock is Enabled
-right click and choose Run at task at Task Scheduler
-go back to notepad and check that you can type numbers

2) To test if it works at Restart , Sleep , Hibernation :
-open notepad
-enable numlock by pressing its key and ensure that numlock is Enabled
-Restart or Sleep or Hibernate the system
-ensure that you can type numbers

b)
-.Ps1 file will produce a flash window when running
-.Exe file will be completely hidden , no windows of flashes. Thats better.

c) With the same procedure we could have always enabled the NumLock
The only changes are the file/s.

I had tested at my system and it works 100% OK.

Cheers.

Good Morning, i have the same issue , please, can you please share again the .exe file ? thank you !

Berton · Feb 18, 2025

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Bug locker · Feb 18, 2025

AntoDivi91 said:
Good Morning, i have the same issue , please, can you please share again the .exe file ? thank you !

Here it is.

Kees · Feb 18, 2025

Bug locker said:
Here it is.

Because I was anxious to see what it would do, I clicked on that link.
This is what I got:

Translated:
We're sorry. You don't have access to this document because it doesn't meet our Terms of Service. You can find more information about this topic in the Google Drive Help Center.

I do have Google Drive myself, so that should not have been the reason for not having no access. I think it might be because it's an exe file (if that's the case, can't check it).

Berton · Feb 18, 2025

Kees said:
Because I was anxious to see what it would do, I clicked on that link.
This is what I got:

View attachment 125749

Translated:
We're sorry. You don't have access to this document because it doesn't meet our Terms of Service. You can find more information about this topic in the Google Drive Help Center.

I do have Google Drive myself, so that should not have been the reason for not having no access. I think it might be because it's an exe file (if that's the case, can't check it).

Being curious and don't use Google, I looked and just got the same thing about the site.

Bug locker · Feb 18, 2025

Kees said:
Because I was anxious to see what it would do, I clicked on that link.
This is what I got:

View attachment 125749

Translated:
We're sorry. You don't have access to this document because it doesn't meet our Terms of Service. You can find more information about this topic in the Google Drive Help Center.

I do have Google Drive myself, so that should not have been the reason for not having no access. I think it might be because it's an exe file (if that's the case, can't check it).

1) Google marks unknown .exe as danger and block these
2) When i tried to download from a clean profile (Vivaldi's private browsing) ,
i take a message "This file has been blocked because it contains a dangerous virus. It is only visible to its owner." from Google.
Anyway , please check it again at One Drive. I checked with the same way and was OK.

Kees · Feb 18, 2025

Bug locker said:
Anyway , please check it again at One Drive.

I just succesfully downloaded that file.
Have to test it later on, on my VirtualBox test system.
Never test any unknown app in my normal system directly.

I had that numlock problem as well, thought I solved it by a AutoHotkey string [SetNumLockState "On"] that always switches Numlock on at system start.
But often when returning from some VirtualBox snapshot into normal Windows, the numlock in that normal windows is off again and when I use the calculator after that, it does not function. Of course I activate numlock again, but would like to always have it on if possible.

So I'll see, thanks for the service!

Bug locker · Feb 18, 2025

Kees said:
I just succesfully downloaded that file.
Have to test it later on, on my VirtualBox test system.
Never test any unknown app in my normal system directly.

I had that numlock problem as well, thought I solved it by a AutoHotkey string [SetNumLockState "On"] that always switches Numlock on at system start.
But often when returning from some VirtualBox snapshot into normal Windows, the numlock in that normal windows is off again and when I use the calculator after that, it does not function. Of course I activate numlock again, but would like to always have it on if possible.

So I'll see, thanks for the service!

I created a bat file for this job. Then i wanted to run it always without opening a window.
So i compiled with the Slimm Bat to exe converter.
So , its 100% safe.

Kees · Feb 18, 2025

Bug locker said:
So , its 100% safe.

Even them I will first test it on a separate (virtual) system, that I can just shut down to end anything that has happened to the system.
That's a habit I have since having some bad experiences with testing apps that took over my system or parts of it.

BTW. The file is called 'NumLockOff.exe' , so I suppose it does the opposite from what I would like to achieve.
Is that right? Or is it just a name?

Bug locker · Feb 18, 2025

Kees said:
Even them I will first test it on a separate (virtual) system, that I can just shut down to end anything that has happened to the system.
That's a habit I have since having some bad experiences with testing apps that took over my system or parts of it.

BTW. The file is called 'NumLockOff.exe' , so I suppose it does the opposite from what I would like to achieve.
Is that right? Or is it just a name?

You could rename it , with your selection.

Bug locker · Feb 18, 2025

Bug locker said:
You could rename it , with your selection.

I updated the link from Google drive to MS One drive , so it works now.

Kees · Feb 18, 2025

I indeed tried it and it did switch Numlock on, so I renamed the exe file (for myself of course).
Because I did not yet put it in the Task Scheduler, it is showing a UAC screen every time I use the exe.
That would be cured if I would put it in the Task Scheduler (I suppose).

But unfortunately, at the moment for some reason I can't reproduce the problem with Numlock going to off while returning from Virtual Box to normal Windows. It stays on when in normal Windows while I purposely swithed it off off in Virtual Box. So it's no use for me trying any further now, my AutoHotkey script is doing the same: unlocking at system (re)start. And I did not have any problems with Numlock after a sleep 'session'.

If I ever would find out that the 'problem' is happening again, I will go on testing your little app, I saved it with my existing apps.

Thanks anyway!

IgnorantOne · Feb 18, 2025

'Most new-within-last-10-years hardware has an "Enable Numlock' in the BIOS.
For those that do not:

Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
"InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2147483650"

dacrone · Feb 18, 2025

Code:

@echo off
POWERSHELL [CONSOLE]::NumberLock | FIND /I "FALSE">NUL&&POWERSHELL ($WSH = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell)-AND($WSH.SendKeys('{NUMLOCK}'))>NUL

save as a .bat file. use task scheduler to run it every however many minutes you want. if the state is "off" it will toggle it "on". if it is already on, it will leave it on.

credit.. i dont remember. some reddit post lol

garlin · Feb 18, 2025

IgnorantOne said:
'Most new-within-last-10-years hardware has an "Enable Numlock' in the BIOS.
For those that do not:

The problem at hand isn't forcing Numlock when you boot Windows. It's the known fact that Windows resets it when resuming from sleep mode.

garlin · Feb 18, 2025

dacrone said:
Code:

@echo off POWERSHELL [CONSOLE]::NumberLock | FIND /I "FALSE">NUL&&POWERSHELL ($WSH = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell)-AND($WSH.SendKeys('{NUMLOCK}'))>NUL

save as a .bat file. use task scheduler to run it every however many minutes you want. if the state is "off" it will toggle it "on". if it is already on, it will leave it on.

credit.. i dont remember. some reddit post lol

More the task scheduler should run on a "wake from sleep" event trigger.

dacrone · Feb 18, 2025

i had an issue after installing 24h2 initially where it would randomly shut off numlock (while i was using my pc). i set that task to run every 10 min and it worked for me. but after jan cumulative update for 24h2 i disabled the task and it has been back to normal since. why wake from sleep?

XxXxX · Feb 18, 2025

this maybe of help.

How to Keep Num Lock on Permanently in Windows 11: A Step-by-Step Guide - Solve Your Tech

Learn how to keep Num Lock on permanently in Windows 11 with our step-by-step guide. Ensure your numeric keypad is always ready for use!

www.solveyourtech.com

best of luck, Steve ..

garlin · Feb 18, 2025

I don't have this problem because I don't allow my PC to sleep.

Back in post #14, I submitted a scheduled task to run an invisible VB script, which runs a PS command. I know that sounds lame, but evidently VB can't read the current Numlock state but PS can

. You want VBS so the screen doesn't flash.

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