Regedit autostart: delete programs from registry

In this guide, we explain step by step how to delete autostart programs from the registry using Regedit. You can find the autostart programs under Windows in two folders.

Delete autostart programs from the registry

Use the search to open the registry editor by typing "regedit" and opening the program found.

1. You can find the autostart folder in the following two folder paths: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \" and "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \".
2. There you will find the individual autostart programs in the "Run" folder.
3. If, for example, Skpe is an autostart program on your PC, you will find the entry "skype" there.
4. Right-click on the entry and select "Delete".
5. In this way, remove all programs from the startup folder that you do not need. The change applies immediately.

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Note: Changes in the registry editor should always be done with caution. Changes made in the registry once are difficult to undo. So before you change things in the registry, you should make a backup of your system.