Elmo wrote:
> Bernard Liengme wrote:
>> Whenever my PC starts or restarts, the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft
>> is opened on my Desktop. This is a new feature. I have looked in the Startup
>> folder but found nothing. Can anyone shed light, please?
>> best wishes
>
> A startup item isn't in quotes as it should be. The registry \Run entry
> probably reads:
>
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\msseces.exe -hide
>
> .. but the space after the word Microsoft confuses the path to the command.
>
> Run regedit, press F3 to search for the value "msseces.exe -hide" and
> modify the line to read:
>
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\msseces.exe" -hide
>
> You can copy/paste the above line so you won't mis-type.
>

That's the one I had in mind, but I couldn't remember the details. I
don't know why the parser makes it all the way to Microsoft and doesn't
stop at the first space (after Program).

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