diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher/main.c b/ExplorerPatcher/main.c
index 193cbfd..3ea6650 100644
--- a/ExplorerPatcher/main.c
+++ b/ExplorerPatcher/main.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ int install_uninstall()
             szReadName,
             (LPDWORD)(&dwReadBytes)
         );
+        RegCloseKey(hKey);
         if (!wcscmp(szFileName, szReadName))
         {
             if (RegDeleteValue(