How to enable NumLock on Windows 7/8/10 logon screen with GPO
I am currently migrating my company to Active Directory. Because my boss has enforced strong passwords, everyone needs to type at least one digit to log on their computers.
Some of them have the numlock key disabled by default, which turns out to be a pain in the ass leading to many mistyped passwords.
I tried looking for a solution to this problem, but most of them involve local manipulations, or registry, or simply didn't work.
What I need is:
- Have NumLock enabled on the logon screen (computer-bound settings, no user logon script)
- Cross-version, as I have PCs with Winodws 7, some with Windows 10 and there may be even a few Windows 8. No XP or 2000 anyway. The registry method is version-dependant, so it's out.
- Enforceable via GPOs or remotely so I don't have to go to each PC individually.
I already tried to use the script that toggles numlock and run it at startup via GPO, but it didn't work at all, and some PCs already have numlock enabled, so that would only move the problem.
Обычно это можно сделать, зайдя в BIOS на локальных компьютерах и выбрав статус Numlock при загрузке.
В Windows 10 настройки реестра GPO для InitialKeyboardIndicators переопределяются опцией быстрой загрузки Windows. Так что вы можете отключить быструю загрузку или другой трюк в том, чтобы запустить ваш ПК, а затем при входе в систему включить нумерацию, если это сделано, то вы должны выключить ПК без входа в систему! Теперь состояние numlock должно быть сохранено для следующих перезагрузок.
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