diff --git a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
index ccaca8db115..fe43eba4421 100644
--- a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
+++ b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesft.inf
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor","AutoRun",0x00020000,""
 ; Uninstall Application list
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall",,0x00000012
 
+; Empty App Compat Layers
+HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers","",0x00000000,""
+
 ; Version Information
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion","InstallDate",0x00010003,0
 HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion","ProductName",2,"ReactOS"
diff --git a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
index 10833ffea7c..2d0fbdead16 100644
--- a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
+++ b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
@@ -1391,9 +1391,6 @@ HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager","GlobalFlag", 0x00010003
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager","ObjectDirectories",0x00010000, \
  "\Windows", \
  "\RPC Control"
-# This is an empty app compat cache
-HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\AppCompatCache","AppCompatCache", 0x00000001, \
-  fe,0f,dc,ba,00,00,00,00
 
 ; DOS devices
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices","AUX",0x00000000,"\DosDevices\COM1"
@@ -1451,6 +1448,10 @@ HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems","Windows",0x0
 ; App Compat -- Disable on ReactOS
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\AppCompatibility","DisableAppCompat",0x00010003, 0x00000001
 
+; This is an empty App Compat cache
+HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\AppCompatCache","AppCompatCache", 0x00000001, \
+  fe,0f,dc,ba,00,00,00,00
+
 ; WOW Support
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Wow","",0x00000000,""