Shell

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Data type	Range	Default value
REG_SZ	Name of executable file	Explorer.exe

Description

Specifies the programs that provide the user interface to the operating system.

By default, Winlogon starts the programs specified in the value of Userinit, including Userinit.exe. Userinit.exe starts the user interface program. However, if Winlogon cannot start the programs specified in the value of Userinit, Winlogon directly runs the programs specified in the value of this entry.

Related Entries

Userinit

System