Linux – Disable Mint Cinnamon Keyboard Shortcut, Shift + Numpad != Numlock

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I have just started using Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop Environment, but I have come accross an annoying feature that I can't find out how to remove. When the num lock is off, the right numpad acts as direction keys, but when I press shift with the numpad, it acts like a numpad, unless the num lock is off, then it is the opposite. I was wondering how to disable the shift + inverting the functionality

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You should probably change the setting

Control Center -> Keyboard -> Layouts -> Options -> Miscellaneous Compatibility Options -> Shift with Numeric Keypads works as in MS Windows

Note that this feature has some limitations. For example, I'm used to clipboard operation Ctrl-Insert/Shift-Insert using insert on the numpad. But the known bug prevents from using them.

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