100. Disable Automatic Modem Connections at Startup

The system may try to initiate an Internet connection at Windows startup or at the start of
many applications. This setting can be disabled by a small registry hack. Navigate to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole.

Create a new String value, or modify the existing value, called EnableRemoteConnect and
edit the value to “Yes” or “No” accordingly. Yes = enable automatic connections and No =
disabled.