Nice to Know Windows Registry
April 6, 2008 · Filed Under Training & Tutorial · Comment
What is Windows Registry ?
The Registry is a main database of Windows that contains information continually references during operation, such as profiles for each user, the applications installed on all computer information (such as which hardware installed, what ports are using)
The Registry of Windows 3.x and MS-DOS configuration files is .ini files such as “autoexec.bat” config.sys”
How to change/edit Registry?
Regedit.exe is a editor program from microsoft, you can run by Click “Start” and select “Run” and type “regedit.exe”
What you can do Registry?
- Locate a subtree, key, subkey, or value
- Add a subkey or a value
- Change a value
- Delete a subkey or a value
- Rename a subkey or a value
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