Enable number lock during start-up

Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, and XP users

Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, and XP users can adjust how Microsoft Windows handles the Num Lock status by editing the Windows registry. See our registry section for additional information about the Windows registry and potential problems that may occur if edited improperly.

1. Click Start, click Run, and type regedit to open the Windows registry editor.
   
2. In the registry, open the below folders.
   
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
   Control Panel\
   Keyboard\
    
   
3. Within the keyboard folder, you should have a string value named "InitialKeyboardIndicators" with a value of 0, 1, or 2. Below is the explanation of each of these values.
   
   0 = Num Lock is turned OFF after the logon.
   1 = Disable Num Lock.
   2 = Numlock is turned ON after  the logon.