How to set Number Lock to be always on to all VM's on Workstation and ESXI ?

[LeBanan]

Dear All ,

I would like to know if there is any ninja trick that allows the Number lock to be always on so that the number pad will be working as normal ,

because I always forget to enable it and while typing in a file everything is messed up.

So i here by ask you if there is any way to set it to be always true ?

Thank you in advance

[Scillonian · Accepted solution]

If you are using legacy BIOS firmware for you VM you can set the power on NumLock state as follows:

From the Menu Bar select VM > Power > Power On to Firmware. The go to Keyboard Features > NumLock.

My experience is this generally works but it is still possible for the OS to overrule this setting. (For whatever reason some Linux distributions like to default to NumLock off at startup.)

If you are using EFI firmware for your VM then there is no option to set the power on NumLock state.

[LeBanan]

Dear Sir ,

Thank you a lot :smileygrin: