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How to remove Enrollment Wizard from startup

How can I remove Enrollment Wizard from startup after deployment of the client?

Please see KB2014 if you are looking for a way to disable the client from adding itself to startup. During deployment the client adds a Reg_SZ value called Netwrix Password Manager to the startup registry key.

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Registry keys

  • In 32-bit OS the key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • In 64bit OS the key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Remove or disable the Enrollment Wizard

To prevent the Enrollment wizard from running on startup you need to remove the value, or alternatively change its value to point to a non-existing executable. The value can be removed or changed on several machines by means of Group Policy.

  • Open the registry key shown above on the target machine.
  • Locate the Reg_SZ value named Netwrix Password Manager.
  • Either:
    1. Delete the Netwrix Password Manager value to remove the startup entry, or
    2. Edit the value and change its data to point to a non-existing executable path to disable startup behavior without deleting the entry.
  • To apply this change across multiple machines, use Group Policy to delete or modify the registry value remotely.