Is there a registry key to tell windows to delete a file at next startup?

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00:00 Is There A Registry Key To Tell Windows To Delete A File At Next Startup?
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

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Yes, the values are stored in the registry key

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations

but you'd better use a tool for this, like MoveFile from SysInternals, or MoveLatr from BitSum (C source code provided for the latter), which do the registry editing for you.

ANSWER 2

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Add this to your registry and use the right click menu:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Delete on reboot\command]
@="CMD /E:OFF /C REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Currentversion\\RunOnce /v \"Del %1 OnNextReboot\" /d ^\"cmd.exe /c DEL /F /Q \\\"%1\\\"\" /f\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Delete on reboot\command]
@="CMD /E:OFF /C REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Currentversion\\RunOnce /v \"Del %1 OnNextReboot\" /d ^\"cmd.exe /c RD /S /Q \\\"%1\\\"\" /f\""