1. Open the Windows registry editor by clicking "Start" button. Then, click "Run", and type "REGEDIT".
2. In the registry, open the following folders. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\ Search within the keyboard folder for a string value named "InitialKeyboardIndicators" with a value of 0, 1, or 2. Change the value to 2, and you're done. (0 = Num Lock is turned OFF after the logon.
1 = Disable Num Lock.
2 = Numlock is turned ON after the logon.)
The Num Lock status on startup can be set in the systems BIOS. Consult your system or motherboard manual for details about this.
click num lock to make numbers avdable click again to disable numbers on the key board
* Caps Lock - used to enter all upper case letters * Num Lock - used to switch between arrow keys and numbers * Scroll Lock - used to modify the behavior of the arrow keys to scroll instead of move the cursor Each of these keys are pressed once to enable, and once again to disable.
Where is the num lock equals button?
press and hold the Fn key and press the Scroll key (num lock key) on my gateway laptop!!
To switch off the Num Lock, simply look for the Num lock key on your computer's keyboard, and make sure it is set t off. (You can do this by pressing the key and then trying to type on the number pad on the right-hand side of your keyboard; if it's on, those keys won't work).
I had the same problem and it would ALWAYS turn the num lock back on, no matter how I shut down. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154529 go to start menu, select Run # Type Regedit # Move to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard. # Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 2 to 0 to disable numlock on startup. You're done!
Hold ALT and press the key with the 9 inside the lock. (above the 7 key on the number pad.)
num lock, caps lock, scroll lock
on the top right corner of your keyboard there are 3 led which glows on the 'ON' of few buttons like the first one is for num lock, second one is for caps lock and 3rd one is for scroll lock
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The num Lock key makes the number pad work for inserting numbers instead of doing the other commands which are printed below the number.
It is the key marked: Num Lock. There should be a light showing on the keyboard when the Num Lock has been pressed and the numeric keypad can be used.