Numpad lock getting disabled all the time

Hi, here I am again.

I seem to have found the culprit of the Numpad state flipping all the freaking time.

Well, it turns out the awful fault is at the keyboard. I noticed that as I type, at times I just hit

some keys by mistake, though I am still unsure what all the keys that flip the Numpad are.

Doesn't mean I am less angry at HP for having designed such a horrible product.

It seems I once have hit the Num lock by mistake, and it disabled Numpad. Right now

I hit I don't know which keys (improbable that it was Num lock this time) and the goddamned 

Numpad was set OFF again.

Any way I can prevent Numpad from getting disabled accidentally?

I find absolutely appalling how bad and poor this Numpad design is.

It has been giving me hell since I bought this garbage like 5 years ago.

I will try to update the BIOS, maybe that will help somehow.

There's only one account on this laptop and it's an admin account. I am the only one who uses it.

Besides, as I said previously, today I just got it upgraded to 1903 (from 18##, don't recall the number).

So, no, those suggestions won't change anything.

For now, I disabled the vbscript which was flipping the state of Numpad, I set the registry keys so that it will remember the last state (ON), after a restart. 

As a last resort, if it keeps failing, I now have a vbscript which will check the Numpad state at start-up, and if it's off, it will set to ON.

This should do the trick, though I wish this damn wasn't as complicated, it wasn't supposed to be so pesky and difficult. Shame on Microsoft and shame on HP.

Hi had this happen to me on my laptop,, it has always been that way but what she is asking is when you open and system app/.program/tool like CMD you can just open and run or you can RUN AS ADMIN.. even thou you only have one user acct. and yes you are the ADMIN.. sadly you are not.. WINDOWS has total control over our system.. and even under ADMIN we are getting more and more limited and what we can fix.. 

oh and on you NUMLOCKS here is a link  

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Archive-Read-Only/how-do-you-set-the-number-lock-to-always-stay-on/td-p/1226211

when all else fails . goggle helps.. good luck

Could you confirm if this also happens in the default Administrator account?

Open Start

Type: cmd

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the command prompt, type:

net user administrator /active:yes

Hit Enter

Close command prompt, restart, then try signing into the Administrator account.

If it still does, then I recommend you perform a repair upgrade:

Download the Media Creation Tool Now

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

Right click the MediaCreationTool.exe file then click Run as administrator.

Accept the End User License Agreement:

Select the option Upgrade this PC now if you want to upgrade right away,

Click Next

Accept the End User License Agreement.

Wait while Windows 10 setup does one final check to ensure your system is ready.

Windows 10 setup will check if you have enough disk space.

Please note, you have the option of choosing what you would like to keep, which includes personal files, apps and settings.

If you want to perform a new install or just keep your files click Change what to keep. Once you have chosen the desired options, click Install to begin.

This will be your screen for a little while. During the installation, your computer will restart several times.

After the first restart, Windows 10 setup will resume. You will notice the setup experience has once again been refined from the previous animated circle. This will be your screen for a while. When complete, Windows 10 setup will restart automatically.

Sign into your account.

Wait while Windows 10 completes application updates and post setup tasks.

That’s it, the Windows 10 Feature Update is installed.You can check Windows Update for latest updates, click Start > Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Check for Updates.

How to prepare your computer before upgrading?

Although updating to Windows 10 version 1903 is a relatively simple process, similar to a repair upgrade; users should perform some basic pre-requisites before initiating the upgrade.

If you are finding it difficult to carry out some of the steps described below, please review detailed instructions how to perform them:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/prepare-comput...

Information in the above link is sourced from a trusted Microsoft MVP blog.

I see some important updates available for your make and model I recommend you apply.

BIOS Update July 2019

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp98001-98500/sp...

See if this resolves the problem.

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.