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Trouble:

This is one of the most common problems experienced by people, as many readers reported this problem in a different way.

• Notepad opens at windows startup
• My documents opens at windows startup
• My computer startup at windows

Some of the readers also reported that it happens after installing some applications, some of them says that this windows activity started occurring after some virus infection

Let see how this computer trouble actually occurs and how can you fix it

Fix:

This problem occurs when some programs modifies the Userinit registry key, or if there is a registry change in the Userinit value.

So need to repair windows registry key to solve this problem, change the Userinit registry key value to fix this trouble.

Follow the procedure given below to stop opening of my computer, my documents or notepad at windows startup.

1. Open Start menu >> Run or press window + r , this will open the run prompt

2. Type “regedit” ( without quotes ) and press Enter , this will open registry editor

3. Now, navigate to the following registry key in registry editor

HKEY_ LOCAL_ MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Win­dows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

4. Double click the Userinit registry key and set the value C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.e­xe, ( The comma at the end of the value should also be there ).

5. Exit registry and restart your computer to see the change into effect

We hope the fix given will help to fix the trouble

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