diff --git a/boot/bootdata/hivedef.inf b/boot/bootdata/hivedef.inf
index b9411a27ccd..844ba9c7d35 100644
--- a/boot/bootdata/hivedef.inf
+++ b/boot/bootdata/hivedef.inf
@@ -1893,9 +1893,9 @@ HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","HideFileExt"
 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","StartMenuLogoff",0x00010003,0x00000001
 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","Hidden",0x00010003,1
 
-; default shell
+; Default shell for the current user (overrides the defaults from the HKLM Winlogon sub-key)
 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon",,0x00000012
-HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","Shell",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe"
+;HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","Shell",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe"
 
 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies",,0x00000012
 HKCU,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",,0x00000012
diff --git a/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf b/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
index efd5c0833e1..ba5b3919e12 100644
--- a/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
+++ b/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ HKLM,"SOFTWARE\ReactOS\ReactOS\CurrentVersion\IFS","FATX",0x00000000,"ufatx.dll"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\ReactOS\ReactOS\CurrentVersion\IFS","EXT2",0x00000000,"uext2.dll"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\ReactOS\ReactOS\CurrentVersion\IFS","BtrFS",0x00000000,"ubtrfs.dll"
 
-; Winlogon settings
+; Global Winlogon settings
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","ConsoleShell",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","Shell",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe"
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","Userinit",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\system32\userinit.exe"