NumLock Indicator for ThinkPad by Lenovo is the process that gets installed on PCs when the tpnumlk.exe file is executed. The process is part of the software for On Screen Display. It is usually pre-installed in Lenovo machines. There is not enough information available with regards to what the exact functions of the file are. Users who found the file pre-installed on their PCs usually just leave the file alone, for as long as it is not causing any system issues. There have not been reports that link the file to malicious types of process file extensions. It has also not been mentioned as causing any system failure, process malfunction or Blue Screen of Death incidents. Folder location is C:\Program Files\Lenovo\HOTKEY\tpnumlk.exe. The file’s parent process is TPHKSVC.exe. Typical size on disk is 139.3 kilobytes. Average memory usage is 540 kilobytes. File version 1.2.0.0 is compatible with the Windows 7 version of Windows operating systems. Its image hashes are: MD5: 99641AFB55830D222D8B1BF7D3B47FF0, SHA1: 9F5A6F9176FF149C8D7444914201446105123EB4 and SHA256: EDC8C3F599D03AE06FA16C425708D4C25796A893F37301030810459FE5B320B8.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. tpnumlk.exe. is used by NumLock Indicator for ThinkPad, If you shut down tpnumlk.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop tpnumlk.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is NumLock Indicator for ThinkPad, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed tpnumlk.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as NumLock Indicator for ThinkPad, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if tpnumlk.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that tpnumlk.exe, belongs to, in this case NumLock Indicator for ThinkPad