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Activate Num Lock automatically when turning on Y510P


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Hi, I have a lenovo IdeaPad Y510P, Windows 8.1 x64, BIOS v3.05 rev 3.7.

I've used regedit to change every InitialKeyboardIndicatorslayout value to "2", cause there are like 4 or 5 of them. Now, when I restart the machine it automatically activates the Num lock, but not always, it's like random, it works 80% if the times. But when I shut it down, it activates the Num Lock much less often, like 10% of the times.

So, how in the hell can I just make it work always? It seems a pretty pretty easy thing to configure, but this randomness is driving me crazy.

Thanks!

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Hi, I have a lenovo IdeaPad Y510P, Windows 8.1 x64, BIOS v3.05 rev 3.7.

I've used regedit to change every InitialKeyboardIndicatorslayout value to "2", cause there are like 4 or 5 of them. Now, when I restart the machine it automatically activates the Num lock, but not always, it's like random, it works 80% if the times. But when I shut it down, it activates the Num Lock much lees often, like 10% of the times.

So, how in the hell can I just make it work always? It seems a pretty pretty easy thing to configure, but this randomness is driving me crazy.

Thanks!

Is there no setting in the BIOS? There has been a numlock setting in every BIOS that I've used.

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Nope, there's a setting for the yellow USB2.0 ALWAYS-ON and some other things, but no Num Lock setting. Yeah, huge fail of the BIOS.

Right now I've turned on the laptop and the Num Lock was activated. It's freaking random, I hate it.

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The instructions I came across said so. In most cases the number seems to be zero and this case is mentioned in the most how-to's, even Microsoft itself says so, but people annoted to just add 2.

I would give it a try. :)

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Thanks, but in my case the numbers are:

2147483648

2147483650

Those were the numbers I found in the registry. I changed all of them to 2. And THAT change has done something, cause in the beginning it never turned on with lock num activated.

According to you, I should change them by:

2147483650

2147483652

Is that right?

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I fixed it by changing the value like you said in the first post, but in the adavnced power options, you also have to disbale windows fast startup. This works for me, I also enabled hibernate so the notebook still boots up fast (windows 8 fast startup is actual some mix between shut down and hibernate) and not a regular shutdown like in windows 7 or earlier (In windows 8 you have to disable it in the power options or you can hold the SHIFT key while you click on Shut down))

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Due to an Intel® Wireless-N 7260 problem (ultra low WiFi range, didn't find a solution in 3 days of intense searching), I've restored the laptop to factory setup. After 3 days using it, it seems that it's now fixed. But you know, as I'm used to its random activation, it's probably a matter of time that this bug strikes back.

BTW, I'm not disabling Fast Startup because of this problem, it's like cure you leg cutting it off. I know you can hibernate, but it's not the same.

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