Question: numlock is off by default?
Answer: Hold the Windows Key then press “R” to bring up the Run dialog box. Type “regedit“, then press “Enter“. Navigate to the following location in the registry: HKEY_USERS. . Default. Control Panel. Keyboard. Change the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators. Set it to 0 to set NumLock OFF. Set it to 2 to set NumLock ON.