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.
Best Answer
You can usually do this by going into the bios on the local computers and choosing the Numlock status at boot-up.