numerical keypad doesn't always work

[ttodd]

First log on I use the keypad on laptop (right side) to log in ok.
but if I am typing in a code or something else later , I have to use the top row for numerals ..

why?

[Steve R Jones]

Does pressing the Num Lock key help?

[jdc2000]

Microsoft has their own ideas of how the numeric keypad on your computer should work. Their default is for Num-Lock to be Off.

Possibly useful link:

https://www.howtogeek.com/244606/how...omputer-boots/

Also, you will find that if you press Shift and then a 0 on the numeric keypad, you will not get a 0. This is because Microsoft thinks that there are still people working who use the old DEC VT-100 cursor key functionality of the numeric keypad in 2024.