This is due to the presense of a DWORD registry key in the startup area of your registry which WinTasks cannot handle. To resolve this issue, goto the 'start menu' and goto 'run'. Type in 'regedit' and press 'ok'. The Registry Editor will load. It is important that you follow these instructions as they are written since deleting the wrong thing can have serious implications on your computer. On the left you will have a group of directories, and on the right a window which displays what registry keys are in that particular registry directory. Proceed to goto 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' and expand it by clicking on the '+' symbol. Go to the 'Software' directory and then to 'Microsoft', then to 'Windows' and then to 'CurrentVersion', and finally to the 'Run' directory. You should now be at the below directory:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Locate the DWORD directory entry marked in blue which is causing this issue and proceed to delete by highlighting and pressing the delete key.
WinTasks should now work as normal without any errors.
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