Num lock activation in Bootcamp/Windows 10

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Num lock activation in Bootcamp/Windows 10

I use Boot Camp/Windows 10/Quicken for Business and Rental Properties on a Mac Book Pro with an extended Apple keyboard. There is NO Num Lock key on the keyboard. I tried to input data into quicken like I have been doing for years on the Mac/BootCamp side which uses WIN10 and allows me to remain Apple loyal.

The seperate numerical keypad off to the right on the extended keyboard no longer works. The numerical keys ABOVE the alpha keys work but not the calculator keyboard off to the right. I contacted Apple support and they couldn't help (Windows problem). I searched Windows support with no success.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the Mac Book Pro. I must have accidentally hit some key that deactivated the num lock function. Please help.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2

Posted on May 24, 2021 9:21 AM

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Jun 2, 2021 9:24 AM in response to Charles Layfield

Charles Layfield wrote:

Everything worked fine with Quicken for Windows and Windows 10 until last week a mysterious gremlin decided to undue everything that previously worked flawlessly.

🤣. Try the Clear key when booted in Windows. When booted in macOS, both the numeric keypad and the numerals on second row on the main keyboard side should work.

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Jun 4, 2021 8:02 AM in response to Charles Layfield

If you want to test the Num-Lock functionality, in Windows, bring up the on-screen keyboard, and in NotePad, use the Numeric Key pad with Num-Lock on and off and check the output of the Numeric Keypad keys.

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May 24, 2021 10:07 AM in response to Charles Layfield

The Clear key acts as Num Lock. Take a look at Is there a Windows 10 driver for the Appl… - Apple Community.

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Answer 4

Jun 2, 2021 9:13 AM in response to Charles Layfield

Clear button does nothing even when added to Command, option or anything else.

Apologies for image inversion. Is Num Lock a Windows option and not available to the Apple world?

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Jun 2, 2021 9:21 AM in response to Charles Layfield

Charles Layfield wrote:

Is Num Lock a Windows option and not available to the Apple world?

Yes.

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Answer 6

Jun 2, 2021 9:18 AM in response to Charles Layfield

One more thing to consider. Everything worked fine with Quicken for Windows and Windows 10 until last week a mysterious gremlin decided to undue everything that previously worked flawlessly.

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