Turn ON/OFF Num Lock on Startup

Turn ON/OFF Num Lock on Startup
Most of standard keyboards come with a small
numeric keypad which identified by the numbers
from 0 to 9. However, this numeric keypad is also
served for some other functions such as "Page Up",
"Page Down", "End", "Home", etc... depending on
which mode of the "Num Lock" is being used.
Many Windows users find this numeric keypad
useful to type the numbers faster. But oopps...
after hitting a several keys on the numeric keypad,
you recognize the outcomes are not what you
expected. Then you recognize the "Num Lock"
mode is "OFF", so you just need to switch it on,
and... start over your typing! The bad news is, by
default, Windows turns the Num Lock off; however,
the good news is, you can configure Windows to
turn this Num Lock ON so that whenever you mean
"number", you really get a number.
Read on, you'll get the details how to set Windows
to keep the Num Lock status "ON" as default. In
fact, you will need to make a small change on your
Windows Registry to turn the Num Lock ON
everytime Windows starts up.
IMPORTANT This article will guide to some steps
to modify your Windows Registry. Stop if you're
not familiar with the Windows Registry. Making a
wrong change on the Windows Registry could
cause critical problems to your computer.
Proceed at your own risks
This tip modifies the Windows Registry. So be
aware and careful when following the steps.
Damage the Windows Registry might damage your
Windows.
Open the "Registry Editor" ("Start" >> "Run", then
type "regedit" and Enter).
Expand to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\
Within the keyboard folder, you should have a
string value named "InitialKeyboardIndicators" with
a value of 0, 1, or 2.
Double-click on this string value "InitialKeyboar
dIndicators" and edit the value to what you want.
Below is the explaination of the values:
0: Num Lock is turned OFF on startup
1: Disable Num Lock
2: Num Lock is turned ON on startup