Windows 10: Crazy Registry Keys just won't Delete

So,


I was doing some system clean up when i was attempting to run an old legacy game that has SecuRom on the disc. This is NOT the problem just describing how i got here. I was looking for the Registry Key for the game and i noticed a whole ****-ton of keys directly under HKCU. (they also appear under the associated account under HKEY_USERS).


There were so many they slowed down the system when RegEdit tried to load. i proceeded to start cleaning them, and have deleted them all multiple times, but everytime i reload RegEdit, they are back. I read there were some problems with browser security in Avast and Avira and other anti-virus software, so i uninstalled in the hopes that i could at least narrow it down, but to no avail.


What is creating these random HKCU keys, and how do i stop it?


Thanks

Jaeden "Sifo Dyas" al'Raec Ruiner




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"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{85b5ddd0-e090-4b15-bdf2-a443a3ca0b66}"

After uninstalling the program, this key remained. I tried to delete it through the registry editor but it returned the following error:

"Cannot delete {85b5ddd0-e090-4b15-bdf2-a443a3ca0b66}: Error while deleting key."

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