Windows 10: October Windows Update caused num lock not to work

I have an HP laptop which was updated last night. Is Microsoft aware of the num lock issue? How can I fix this issue?

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Num Lock is not working!

Following recent Windows 10 update the Num Lock function does not work properly.

Here are the results of tests.

Keypad Number Lock Actions

1 Numeric Lock ON.

Key '5' and 'Dot' jump down and right with a small faint table listing,

"cut, copy paste, paragraph and lists options"

2. Numeric Lock OFF:

All none numeric keys function correctly. None of the digit keys respond.

/, *, Home, Up arrow, PgUp, Left arrow, Right arrow, End, Down arrow, Pg Dn, Ins, Del.

Num Lock Key will correctly shift back to Number mode

3. Standard number keys over QWERTY work correctly.

4. A new keyboard of same manufacture also had the same problem. Logitech K330 and K360.

I checked the keyboard drivers and nothing showed error.

Does anyone know what is causing this?

Cliff C.

 

NUM Lock issue

Hi Karl,

The status of the NUM LOCK key is specific for each user, and NUM LOCK is disabled by default. If you want the NUM LOCK key enabled for use before a user presses CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on, you must use Registry Editor to change the default behavior.

To enable NUM LOCK before a user logs on, follow these steps:

• Run Registry Editor.
• Move to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.
  
• Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.

IMPORTANT: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these
steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: How to back up and restore the registry in Window.


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