regedit.exe is the inbuilt tool which provides direct access to the Windows Registry. Only tag if your question specifically involves using regedit.exe, otherwise use [windows-registry].
Questions tagged [regedit]
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Open registry directly to a given key?
I need to open a registry key such as the following in regedit.
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Foo\Bar
Is there a tool which will navigate to the key for me, without my having to navigate the folders myself one by one?
lance
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Where are Registry Files stored in Windows?
Where is the Registry stored in Windows? I want to find the files shown when running regedit.exe (Windows Registry Editor).
oneat
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Regedit "Cannot Delete (keyname): Error while deleting key"
I am trying to delete a registry key in regedit and keep getting this error:
Cannot delete (keyname): Error while deleting key.
I am an admin and have checked the permissions for the key and all parent and child keys. I have full control but the…
Krii
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What does the path '\REGISTRY\A\...' in Sysinternals Procmon log mean?
I use Sysinternals Procmon utility to monitor the registry access by some programs. Most log entries have the Path property starting from HKCU\… or HKLM\…, that corresponds to the registry hives HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE that can be…
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"Load Hive" option grayed out
I want to load the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive from another installation of Windows (e.g. X:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM), but apparently I can't load the hive because the "File -> Load Hive" menu item is disabled:
mwfearnley
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What is a faster way to search the Windows registry?
Because the Windows registry is a hierarchy, the way regedit is laid out makes typical searches inefficient and slow.
Typically, when performing a search in regedit, you highlight the first line ('Computer') and then perform the search. But since…
Amazon Dies In Darkness
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How to increase mouse sensitivity beyond limits in Windows Regedit?
I want to increase mouse sensitivity beyond the limits set in Windows 7 Control Panel. I found various mouse sensitivity settings in regedit under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse.
Can I increase mouse speed and senstivity there (which is…
Alfred James
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Autorun for PowerShell
I have created some aliases (doskey), saved them to a file and added AutoRun value (pointing that file) for cmd.exe at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor
I would like to do the same with PowerShell. Is there any registry value…
mkas
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ngen.exe high cpu windows 10 - Assemblies Uninstall Endless Loop
Whenever I leave my computer idle for a few minutes I come back and my Process Explorer shows that 'ngen.exe' is running and occupying 2 of my 4 cpus.
Question: Is there a way to turn NGEN.exe off as a background task?
I'd like to (as do many…
Viktor
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What's the largest REG_SZ value that Regedit can edit?
I came across a large string value (REG_SZ) in the Registry and I want to copy it. As I double clicked the value, the textbox was empty.
What is the largest REG_SZ value that Regedit can edit in its textbox?
Thomas Weller
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How to prevent black boxes on desktop icons in Windows after removing shortcut arrows?
When removing shortcut arrows using the regedit value
%windir%\System32\shell32.dll,-50
in Shell Icons 29, black boxes cover up my desktop icons where the shortcut arrows used to be.
How do I fix it?
Wandering Fool
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How to modify a computer's offline registry from WINPE?
I need to make changes on my registry without using the OS software, and need to do it with WINPE. However when WINPE is ready to work and I am trying to open regedit.exe it shows me only current OS information, actually the WINPE information.
So…
user169106
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Perform a context menu action for multiple selected files in Windows Explorer
I'd like to create a Windows Explorer context menu action for multiple selected files.
I created a key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\MyAction\command with a string value
C:\python37\python.exe "c:\test\test.py" "%1"
This script only displays the…
Basj
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regedit - how to reset to (value not set)
Let's say the key is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell,
and i edit the value to empty
Then how can this registry key reset back to (value not set) state ? I tried reg add HKCR\Folder\Shell /t REG_SZ /f(without /d) but no luck.
林果皞
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In the Windows Registry, what is the "LegacyDisable" string value and what exactly does it do?
In the Windows registry, adding the LegacyDisable string value to a key serves the purpose of instructing Windows to disregard the key, its values and any of its subkeys and subvalues, effectively disabling it.
For example, adding the LegacyDisable…
Hashim Aziz
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