⚡ PowerShell 5.1+
Enable Num Lock on Startup
Turns Num Lock on by default for every new sign-in.
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