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Turn On or Off Caps Lock & Num Lock Sound & Visual Notifications In Windows 10

Last Updated on June 24, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

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On most physical keyboards, the Caps lock key size is relatively large. Because of its size and convenient position, we often inadvertently press the Caps lock key. We notice that the Caps lock is turned on only after typing a couple of letters, if not words.

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Luckily, Windows 10 offers a way to enable sound and visual notifications when you turn on Caps lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock so that you could turn it off immediately if you pressed it accidentally. If you need a better visual indicator (like the one shown in the picture above), you need to use the software provided by your PC’s manufacturer (scroll down to know more about it).

Unfortunately, you cannot enable the sound and visual indicators for Caps lock key only. That is, when you turn on the indication, Windows 10 will make a sound or show visual notification for Num lock as well as Scroll lock in addition to the Caps lock.

Complete the given below directions to turn on or off the sound, and visual indicators for Caps lock, Num lock, and Scroll lock keys.

Method 1 of 4

Turn on or off Caps lock, Num lock and Scroll lock sound via Settings in Windows 10

Step 1: Open the Settings app. Navigate to Ease of Access > Keyboard page.

Step 2: Scroll down the Keyboard settings page to see the Use Toggle Keys section.

Step 3: Here, turn on Play a sound whenever your press Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock to hear a sound when you press one of these keys.

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Turn off the same option if you do not want to hear the sound when you press one of these keys.

Method 2 of 4

Turn on or off the sound for caps lock, num lock and scroll lock keys via Control Panel

Step 1: Open the classic Control Panel by typing its name or Control.exe in the Start/taskbar search field and pressing the Enter key.

Step 2: Change the default view of the Control Panel to Small icons.

Step 3: Click on Ease of Access Center. This action will open the Ease of Access Center window.

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Step 4: Here, in the Explore all settings section, click the Make the keyboard easier to use option.

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Step 5: Select the checkbox next to Turn on Toggle keys option.

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Step 6: Finally, click the Apply button to save the changes made.

You will hear a sound whenever you press caps lock, num lock, or scroll lock keys. If you would like to see a visual indicator as well, refer to the given below directions.

Method 3 of 4

Turn on or off visual notification for Caps lock, Num lock & Scroll lock in Windows 10

Step 1: After turning on the sound indicator (using the directions mentioned above), go to Settings > Ease of Access > Audio.

Step 2: In the Show audio alerts visually section, select either Flash the title bar of the active window, or Flash the active window, or Flash the entire screen option. To turn off a visual alert, select the No visual alert option.

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Method 4 of 4

Get visual indicator for Caps lock & Num lock using OEM software

Most laptop manufacturers include visual indicators for Caps lock and Num lock in the keyboard software. Some manufacturers offer a separate utility for that. For example, Lenovo offers a tool called Lenovo Utility to turn on or off visual indicators for Caps lock and Num lock.

Check your PC manufacturer’s website or contact the manufacturer to check if there is a software available to enable visual indicator for Caps lock and Num lock. If you are using a Lenovo laptop, get the utility from this page.

How to disable a key on your keyboard in Windows 10 guide might also interest you.

Filed Under: Windows 10 Tagged: Keyboard

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