How to disable the Registry Filter driver?

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I have an image which includes the registry filter drive for possible
future use. But I just noticed a file C:\RegfData and then checked and
found that the Registry Filter driver was running.

If I do not want to use this right now, what would be the proper way
to disable it? Can I simply select the driver and disable or is there
a "proper" way? Thanks.
 
I have an image which includes the registry filter drive for possible
future use. But I just noticed a file C:\RegfData and then checked and
found that the Registry Filter driver was running.

If I do not want to use this right now, what would be the proper way
to disable it? Can I simply select the driver and disable or is there
a "proper" way? Thanks.
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The "proper" way is, IMO, to remove it from the image. This can be
done in a temporary way by disabling it in Target Designer project.

Perhaps, as the Registry Filter requires configuration through the addition
of registry keys that define what to filter, one might suppose it is not all
that bad to leave it in the image for future configuration. If it is not set
to filter anything, it probably will not really tax the system that badly,
though it seems less than ideal to include something in an image that
might never be used. Lean is usually the better option for an embedded
system. Put it in only when you need it.

As for disabling it when in the image, I do not know of a "right" way to do
that since I think the "right" way is to not have in in the image if it is not
used, though I one could quite easily do a hack job... along the lines of
renaming or moving files. I suspect there is a service that might be
stoppable also, but all that sounds a lot harder to figure out than
removing it from the image.
 
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