Windows 10: How do I permanently disable Number Lock?

My laptop has a number pad on the righthand side. In addition to the numbers, it has functions, like: Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, etc. I do not need to use the Number Pad; I use the numbers at the top of the the QWERTY keyboard. Instead, I want to use the other functions associated with the Number Pad. However, I frequently hit the Number Lock key by accident while typing, which of course turns on the Number Pad. So, when I go to use Page Up in a document, it types instead the number, "9."How do I permanently disable the Number Lock? I do not want it to do anything when clicked.Yes,

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How to set Number Lock key to be permanently ON

I have a Dell 17" 3000 series I7 laptop that works fine but for the fact is has no Number Lock light (bizarre) so you never know if the Number Lock is on or off. While the laptop always starts with Number Lock - ON, my poor typing often turns it off, only
to find I'm typing somewhere in a document I didn't want to, which is very frustrating.

I'm looking to either:

1) permanently set the key to ON so that multiple pressing of the key will always cause it to be ON, or

2) permanently disable the key as the BIOS presumably sets this key to ON upon start-up (assuming such a permanent disabling still allows the BIOS to set it to ON upon start-up).

Dell technical support couldn't help me and I'd prefer to tweak the BIOS or Windows, than try unproven add-on software.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

 

how to permanently disable Num lock?

Hello Mel. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

Here are ways to permanently disable NumLock in WIndows 10 and 11:

https://technoresult.com/how-to-disable-num-loc...

https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/how-to-turn-off...

https://www.technipages.com/enable-disable-numl...

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-permanently-disa...



Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.

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Number lock

Hi

How do I keep the number lock permanently on as sometimes when I enter a number the numbers don't work until I press number lock