How to Enable Num Lock on Startup or Reboot In Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
54How to Enable Num Lock on Startup or Reboot In Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
If you're finding that your Num Lock (Numeral Lock key) is not on, disabled or just not working, here are some steps to get Num Lock working correctly.
A relatively common issue being faced by some Windows users, is finding that their Numeral Lock key or Num Lock is not enabled, is turned off, not working or inactive on startup or reboot in Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7. I researched this issue a bit and found these two possible solutions for the problem. One is a registry fix which may work in Windows 10/8/7, and the other is by disabling Fast Startup in Windows 10/8.
Num Lock not working on startup
For those who do not know what Fast Startup is, here is a little description. The feature is called Hybrid Shutdown. Windows 8/10 does this by shutting down, as far as closing the user sessions – but at that point, instead of continuing and ending system services, and shutting down Session 0, Windows then hibernates. This is called Hybrid Shutdown. How this works is that Windows sends out a message to running applications, giving them a chance to save data and settings. Applications can also request a little extra time to finish what they’re doing. Then Windows closes the user sessions for each logged-on user, and then it Hibernates the Windows session.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).