Remove Unchecked Items from MSConfig - luftacte1966

After reading Windows Takes Too Eight-day in addition , Mark Fraleigh went to MSConfig and unchecked several programs. Immediately he wants to remove them from MSConfig, altogether.

Unless you in reality want to uninstall the programs (which is a whole other issue), the only way to remove a computer programme entirely from MSConfig's Startup lean is to blue-pencil the Windows Register.

That's an inherently dangerous job, so it's best to consider precautions. Before you begin, create a System Restitute point. See How to Create a Restore Power point if you need instruction manual.

Done? Sanction, let's wear the Register Editor:

Click Start (Start>Run in XP), type regedit, and press ENTER. If you get a User Account Master message, click Yes.

Once you're in the Editor, navigate the left pane, as if it was Windows Explorer, to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftShared ToolsMSConfigstartupreg.

Now it's time for another precautionary backup. But this one only protects the items that you're going to blue-pencil. In Regedit's left pane, right-click the startupreg discover (a key is Regedit's equivalent of a booklet), and select Export. Save the single file.

Now expand the startupreg Florida key by clicking the minute triangle to its left. You'll find keys below IT for all of MSConfig's unchecked autostarters. To take out one, simply right-click it and select Delete.

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