VPN Passwords won't save in XFCE

In order to stop XFCE network manager dropping your saved VPN passwords, open the config files found in /etc/Network Manager/system-connections/, choose your preferred connection, and open in leafpad with:

gksu leafpad  [filename]

Add the following line:

[vpn-secrets]
password=xxxxxxxx

Where xxxxxxxx is your VPN password. Save file.

NumLock on Boot in XFCE

Find the file ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/keyboards.xml in your home folder (enabling the viewing of hidden files first), and make sure the following values are set to true:

Numlock: value=true

RestoreNumlock: value=true