How to remove Active Desktop Recovery screen Go to Run and type regedit Now navigate to this path – HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\SafeMode\Components You would find a key named DeskHtmlVersion Right click the key and select Modify Under the label Base , select the radio button Decimal Change Value data to 0 Click OK This should do the trick. If the screen doesn’t go then try restarting your PC for the changes to take effect.