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Enable NumLock on Start - Windows 10 - Dell Inspiron Desktop
How do you enable the NumLock when you start a Dell Inspiron Desktop running Windows 10?
I have edited the Registry value for "InitialKeyboardIndicators" to 2147483650. After powering down and restarting, NumLock is still not on.
Do I have to disable "Fast Startup", too?
I accessed the BIOS menu on startup, but did not see any option for the Keyboard settings - unless I missed it.
Thanks,
Bart
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November 28th, 2016 17:00
It's an Inspiron 3650 - with an i5 processor, 12 GB RAM, 1 TB HD. I was able to get the NumLock to stay on once I disabled the feature in Windows 10 called Fast Startup. The PC still seems to start up pretty fast without that feature turned on!
I studied all of the choices in the BIOS and still don't see an option for NumLock during boot.
Thanks,
Bart
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November 26th, 2016 16:00
Exactly which model Inspiron is this?
Look in BIOS setup again. Many systems have an option to enable Num Lock during boot...
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November 29th, 2016 11:00
Glad you got it sorted.
Not a fix I would have thought of, but your solution will be very helpful to other users who encounter the same problem.