Quote:The first step is to actually create a backup of your system because the hack involves making changes to the Windows Registry, so if something goes wrong, system stability could be impacted.
Launch the Windows Registry Editor by simply clicking the Start menu and typing regedit.exe. You can also create a backup of the Windows Registry from File > Export. Then, navigate to the following path:

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify

If you’re running Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) or newer, you can just copy the path above and paste it into the address bar in the Registry Editor.
What you need to do here is to delete two registry entries called IconStreams and PastIconsStream. If just one of them exist, that’s fine, remove it and you’re good to go.