When we modify the registry, in many cases, just pressing the F5 key to refresh the registry is not enough to make the modification take effect, and we need to restart the computer. In fact, we don't have to restart the machine every time, we just need to run Windows shell Explorer (the operations are different in Windows 9x/Me and Windows 2000/XP).
In Windows 9x/Me
Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key combination, select "Explorer" in the pop-up window, and click the "End Task" button. At this time, the "Shutdown" menu will appear on the screen. Do not do any operations. Click the "End Task" button in the pop-up window again to allow Windows to quickly refresh the registry without restarting.
In Windows 2000/XP
Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key combination to open the "Task Manager", click the "Process" tab, find and click "" in it, click the "End Process" button in the lower right, and click the "Yes" button in the warning dialog box that opens. Then click the "Applications" tab, click the "New Task" button below, enter "" in the "Create New Task" dialog box that opens, and then press the "OK" button.
In Windows 9x/Me
Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key combination, select "Explorer" in the pop-up window, and click the "End Task" button. At this time, the "Shutdown" menu will appear on the screen. Do not do any operations. Click the "End Task" button in the pop-up window again to allow Windows to quickly refresh the registry without restarting.
In Windows 2000/XP
Press the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key combination to open the "Task Manager", click the "Process" tab, find and click "" in it, click the "End Process" button in the lower right, and click the "Yes" button in the warning dialog box that opens. Then click the "Applications" tab, click the "New Task" button below, enter "" in the "Create New Task" dialog box that opens, and then press the "OK" button.