# I want Num Lock on at start up

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097 "2006-10-19T14:54:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097/1 "2006-10-19T14:54:48Z")

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For the life of me I can’t find how to do it.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097/2 "2006-10-19T14:58:57Z")

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Have you tried your BIOS (usually hit delete or a specific function key at startup. what the screen closely at startup for info)? It is usually a setting in there.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097/3 "2006-10-19T15:05:59Z")

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This used to do it with XP:

Start Run Regedit  
HKEY\_USERS.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.  
Change InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.

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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-num-lock-on-at-start-up/377097/4 "2006-10-19T15:21:12Z")

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[QUOTE=don’t ask]  
This used to do it with XP:

Start Run Regedit  
HKEY\_USERS.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.  
Change InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.  
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That seems to have done it … thanks !