Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup

Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup




If remote connections are enabled in Windows, the system may try to initiate an Internet connection at Windows startup or at the start of many applications. This setting disables that behavior.



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole. Value Name: EnableRemoteConnect, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value), Value Data: "Y" = enable automatic connections, "N" = disabled.



Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called 'EnableRemoteConnect' and edit the value according to the settings below. Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.