Numlock does not work unless I unplug and replug keyboard after reboot.

[bradlygmathews]

I have had this problem on three different keyboards, from three different brands on two different computers.

After a reboot, the numlock will not work. The indicator light goes on and off as expected, but I only get numbers - the arrow keys do not work, no matter what state the numlock key is in.

If I unplug the keyboard, wait moment and plug it back in the numlock key functions as expected. Then a few minutes later it goes back to only doing numbers. A second keyboard "reboot" will usually make it stay until the next computer reboot. Sometimes I have to do it a third time.

All of the keyboards with this problem have been have been high-end mechanical keyboards like the Corsair K70 I am using now. When I upgraded my home computer to Win10 (Razor Blackwidow keyboard), the problem went away. No such luck on my office computer.

Any ideas?
Brad

 

[wehler53]

I might be wrong, but the number pad arrow keys (which only work when number look isn't on) will only function in a compatable program, I.e. if you are using something that doesn't allow for it or isn't set up for it, it will ignore the arrows

 

[bradlygmathews]

I might be wrong, but the number pad arrow keys (which only work when number look isn't on) will only function in a compatable program, I.e. if you are using something that doesn't allow for it or isn't set up for it, it will ignore the arrows

That is incorrect actually. A program will see the left arrow from either the numpad or the dedicated arrow keys as the same thing, unless the program is specifically designed to differentiate the two which is pretty rare.

I never use the arrow keys and only use the arrow keys on the numpad - just what I am used to after decades of programming and I am too old to change now.

- Brad