You simply need to set the InitialKeyboardIndicators value to 2
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
"InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2"
Here are all possible values:
- 0 — turns off Scroll Lock, Num Lock, Caps Lock (default)
- 1 — turn on Caps Lock
- 2 — turn on Num Lock
- 3 — turn on both Num Lock and Caps Lock
- 4 — turn on Scroll Lock
- 5 — turn on both Scroll Lock and Caps Lock
- 6 — turn on both Scroll Lock and Num Lock
- 7 — turn on all three