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Toggling the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock keys

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How to toggle the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock keys programmatically
There are two more functions that can toggle keyboard state but each of them has some specific limitations like SendInput does. In this article, you will find all possible variants with their descriptions and limitations and a simple solution for toggling these keys avoiding compatibility problems.
// MainFrm.h : interface of the CMainFrame class
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#if !defined(AFX_MAINFRM_H__29955925_3777_4058_9947_CA3F8562CC9D__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_MAINFRM_H__29955925_3777_4058_9947_CA3F8562CC9D__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000
#include "StatusBarEx.h"

class CMainFrame : public CFrameWnd
{
	
protected: // create from serialization only
	CMainFrame();
	DECLARE_DYNCREATE(CMainFrame)

// Attributes
public:

// Operations
public:

// Overrides
	// ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CMainFrame)
	public:
	virtual BOOL PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs);	
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
public:
	virtual ~CMainFrame();
#ifdef _DEBUG
	virtual void AssertValid() const;
	virtual void Dump(CDumpContext& dc) const;
#endif

protected:  // control bar embedded members
	CStatusBarEx	m_wndStatusBar;
	CToolBar		m_wndToolBar;

// Generated message map functions
protected:
	//{{AFX_MSG(CMainFrame)
	afx_msg int OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct);	
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !defined(AFX_MAINFRM_H__29955925_3777_4058_9947_CA3F8562CC9D__INCLUDED_)

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