How to End Winlogon.exe
- 1). Load your Windows operating system. Click Start from the toolbar.
- 2). Select "Run" from the menu. This will open a window with an address prompt for you to run programs.
- 3). Type "regedit" into the address bar and press Enter or click "OK." This will open the registry editor.
- 4). Click "Edit," then "Find" on the toolbar. Type in "winlogon.exe" in the prompt and click "Search." It may take a couple minutes for the registry editor to find the file.
- 5). Click any and all winlogon.exe files you wish to end. Press Delete on your keyboard, then confirm the action.
- 6). Close the registry editor. All winlogon.exe files and processes should have ended. You may find yourself unable to log on or off your operating system without reinstalling your version of Windows or running registry cleaning software.
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