What are these strange entries in regestry MountPoint2?


  1. Posts : 55
    Windows 10 Anniversary (Pro)
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    What are these strange entries in regestry MountPoint2?


    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, Version: 10.0.19041

    I have an NAS that just won't mount on the first try, but does successfully mount on the second try using:net use x: \\nuc4\share /user:nuc raspberry /y
    (Not the real password).But that's not why I am here.
    (I have a batch file that mounts all of my network drives on startup using net use).

    I looked at
    Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2
    to see if the mount name was messed up, and I found a whole lot of nonsense entries (first screen shot).
    So what are all of the extra entries for? For example, the only valid map starting with ##br is my MQTT broker at ##broker#pi. So, where did all of those ##br{chinese chars} entries come from and can I safely delete them?

    In fact, there are so many of these questionable entries, should I just delete Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2 altogether and let Windows generate new entries as needed?

    There are several dozen similar entries including a lot that don't start with ## and a lot that are all chinese characters. (They could be Korean, but they are all Chinese to me)
    The mount in question (above) shows as a folder in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2. No preceding ##. (Second screenshot).
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  2. Posts : 916
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit 22H2 19045.3324
       #2

    SteveMann said:
    I found a whole lot of nonsense entries.
    There's been similar discussion here:

    Well, does anyone know what this stuff is or relates to?

    Most likely poor programming where Ascii and Unicode characters get mixed up during the generation of registry keys.

    As far as deleting them, there's always a risk to the program that generated them. As with any registry changes make a backup, better yet, frequently run image back ups with Macrium Reflect.
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