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Enable Num Lock on Startup

Turns Num Lock on by default for every new sign-in.

By WindowsScripting.com · 675 B
Set-EnableNumlockOnStartup.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Enable Num Lock on Startup.

.DESCRIPTION
    Turns Num Lock on by default for every new sign-in.

    Sets HKLM:\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard \ InitialKeyboardIndicators to '2'.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Set-EnableNumlockOnStartup.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKLM:\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard'

if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}

New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'InitialKeyboardIndicators' -Value '2' -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null

Write-Host "Enable Num Lock on Startup applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green