Invalid Value for Registry

Question

Today suddenly i became unable to click any hyperlinks and directly go to a website.  I get an error box that pops up stating invalid value for registry.  I have to go copy the hyperlink and then paste it into a browser for it to work.  What has happened?  I have Windows 10

Answer 1

Ok, we’ll figure this out. What browser are you currently using that is not allowing you to click on hyperlinks? Edge, Chrome, IE? Have we tried a different web browser to see if it’s all hyperlinks or potentially just one browser?

We can also try to run a couple scans do try to fix corrupted system files. Click start - type “cmd” and right click run as admin. Type:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (note the space before each "/") - and hit enter

Wait for that to finish, and move onto the next command. Type:

sfc /scannow (note the space between "sfc" and "/") - and hit enter

Let me know!

• C

Answer 2

Try these first to see if they work:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also run the System File Checker utility:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

If that does not work...

Try performing a repair upgrade:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

Unfortunately, this process did not fix the issue

Answer 3

Hi Cathy,

Let’s try an easy fix - Download and install Ccleaner - https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download

After installing, run the registry tool. Run the registry tool until there are no more fixes to be made. Reboot, and see if you can click on hyperlinks again.

This tool has helped me a great deal in the past, so I’m hoping this gets resolved quickly for you.

Let me know!

• C

Unfortunately, this process did not fix the problem.

Answer 4

Try these first to see if they work:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Also run the System File Checker utility:

Open Start, type: CMD

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the Command Prompt, type: sfc/scannow

This will check for any integrity violations

Restart your system

If that does not work...

Try performing a repair upgrade:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...