Registry changes take effect immediately

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Kurt Tomicich
2005/02/15

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Subject:	Registry changes take effect immediately
Category:	OS\ *Tips

Revision Date:	2005/02/15 Modified: 2007/11/12


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Some of the changes you make in the Windows Registry don't take effect until you reboot.
If you want to see the effect of a changed Registry entry, you can refresh the Desktop and reload Registry defaults without rebooting.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Select Explorer in the Task list and click the End Task button.
When the Shutdown dialog box appears, choose No.
A Program Not Responding dialog box for Explorer will appear on the Desktop. Click the End Task button to restart Explorer, reloading system settings from the current Windows Registry.

Submitted for review on 2/15/2005
Review completed by Kurt Tomicich on 3/7/2005

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