# NT 4.0 question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131 "2002-06-03T12:01:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131/1 "2002-06-03T12:01:31Z")

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What is the registry setting to have the **Num Lock** turn on automatically when booting or restarting a workstation?

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**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131/2 "2002-06-03T12:20:02Z")

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Errr, no guarantees and BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST

Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Navigate to HKEY\_USERS.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.

Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.

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**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131/3 "2002-06-03T12:25:28Z")

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Or just turn NumLock off\on (as desired) and logoff using ctrl-alt-delete then choosing “logoff” from the Windows NT Security box. This way you dont have to edit the registry.

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**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nt-4-0-question/112131/4 "2002-06-03T12:26:32Z")

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I meant to say that logging off using the NT Security box would preserve the state of NumLock

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