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Using “Startup Applications” instead of `/etc/rc.local`

Select the first option on your Launcher called Dash. Then type “startup” and a screen similar to this will appear:
Select the option “Startup Applications” and a screen similar to this will appear:
Select Add and this screen will appear:
Make sure you enter the command as: /usr/bin/xset led 3
I entered the comment as: Ubuntu 16.04 regular crash, Compiz segfault, error 4 in i965_dri.so, Fresh installa but you don’t need to.

Notes

I can’t test this on my system because the Laptop’s built-in keyboard and wireless keyboard both light up automatically.

You can’t put xrandr commands in /etc/rc.local because it runs before a user logs in. xrandr commands can only be used after the user logs on.