Questions tagged [regedit]
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].
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Create a custom KSP in Windows 10
The setup: Certificates are stored on a server/HSM and domain users have a certificate for digital signatures.
I want to configure Windows to request password and OTP whenever the user tries to use a ...
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How to edit windows 11 context menu "Copy as path" option?
Windows 11 context menu has a default option, "Copy as path":
Windows 11 context menu image link
It is handy during programming, but "\"s are annoying during python programming. Is ...
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Disable the right-click mouse button function in Windows 10 (via registry keys/ GPO?)
I'm hoping someone can help me with how to disable the right mouse / right click button in Windows 10 for a specified group of machines/ users (all using Windows 10).
My objective is to disallow all ...
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How do I add Custom Entries to the Windows 10 Navigation Pane?
My goal is to add an entry to Windows 10's Navigation Pane that holds user-defined items. The idea is to create a new category outside of the existing ones so that items can be added under it without ...
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How to search Windows registry REG_BINARY for matching data
How can I use the Windows Registry Editor 'Find' feature (or some other method) to search for a REG_BINARY key who's binary data contains byte sequences that match a specific value?
That is, many ...
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Icon of all file types that open with vscode has changed to one icon
I wanted to change default icons for .py .cpp .c using FileTypeMan. But after that, the icons of all of them became the same because the default app for these extensions was vscode.
I tried to fix it ...
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Windows Registry Query Problems
i trying to query the wifi registry ProfileName under this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles as Wifi_5G i want to change the profilename to ...
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How to determine which application is syncing my desktop folder or remove the sync status?
So, I have a really weird problem:
I recently installed OneDrive for Business on my pc and I tried to sync the desktop and documents folder. OneDrive prompted me an error saying that another program ...
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Moving and merging AppData folders
About six years ago, I moved my AppData folder off my boot drive (an SSD) to an HDD. I've just started looking at my system, and I seem to have done something quite wrong.
My AppData folder has been ...
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ctrl+shift+n creates new shortcut instead of a folder
I was removing some items from my context menu by deleting registry keys and I think I messed up something and now I cant create a new folder using keyboard shortcut or by going to new and new folder.....
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How to change a desktop background more than once every 10 seconds?
The default windows, background-slideshow's lowest change time is 1 minute. Of course, opening regedit (WINDOWS + r and then type regedit and ENTER) then navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control ...
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Change the increment value for increasing brightness with Fn key in Windows 10
I'm wondering if it's possible to change the increment value when I press the Fn + F12 combination in order to change the screen brightness. A similar question would be for decreasing brightness with ...
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How can a program be added to Control Panel without using CLSID + NameSpace?
Most program shown in Control Panel are appointed a CLSID which is present in registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace
After I ...
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Edit with [Icon mode]
I already add in my contextual menu "Edit with ..." in my particular case Edit with Photoshop.
My contextual menu is this one
All working for me, but is less intuitive than Edit with Notepad ++ at ...
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Added file in hard drives in this pc via regedit and now cannot remove it
I found this tutorial on how to pin my folders to this pc.
I don't know how but I created a file under my hard drives and I don't know how to remove because I lost the file where I've written my GUID ...
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Shutdown command prompt strange behavior
Recently I've found something strange behavior of shutdown command prompt. When I type shutdown -h, it'll shutdown not hibernate. When I type only shutdown, it'll shutdown not a list of options of ...
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Disable Quick Edit PowerShell/cmd prompt
I've tried to disable quickedit through regedit : HKCU:\Console QuickEdit = "0" ; the value changes in the registry but nothing happens.
I know I can right-click edit properties but I need to find ...
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Can't make certain file associations
I've been trying to associate .php files with Sublime Text 3 for the past few days, in Windows 10. I right click on the file, go to Properties, and under the General tab, I try to change the program ...
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How do I turn filter keys on and off quicker?
I am using the keyboard repeat and pick up rate boost that goes through filter keys here: Increase keyboard repeat rate beyond control panel limits in Windows 10
However now I have to use Filter Keys ...
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Is it ok to change CPU rate limit of SID mid process?
One process in particular is using a lot of CPU (100% and raising temps to 95C) which needs to run for long period of time(~3 hrs). Using this guide helped limit the usable bandwidth of CPU to 50%. ...
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Error while opening Windows Registry or Command Prompt as administrator after registry edit
I am using Windows 10.
I have made some changes in Windows Registry.
Actually I have changed paths in keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\...
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Remove the background color in Windows Photo Viewer for Win7 aero glass theme
I use Black Glass Enhanced (curiouso9.deviantart.com/art/Black-Glass-Enhanced-v0-5-156752713) with my black Windows 7 theme. Unfortunately, Windows Photo Viewer does not have any transparency like all ...
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Can I add multiple clipboards to the right click copy command?
I find myself copying text from multiple locations and pasting them into one location at work. Every time I'd select and copy I'd have to navigate to the final destination to paste, then back to some ...
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How can I delete registry entries which seem to be undeletable?
I uninstalled a software and run regscanner to delete registry tracks. I deleted all of them but I miss one->
I tried to delete it manually but I have no permissions ->
I tried to change the ...
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"Encrypt contents to secure data" is grayed out even after regedit dword is set to 0
My Encrypt contents to secure data is grayed out on my computer.
I have already gone:
Into the regedit and set NtfsDisableEncrypton to 0 and rebooted.
To Admin Tools > System in Control Panel and ...
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Why is Powershell able to change registry values regardless of registry permissions?
Using Windows 8.1 Enterprise. Through Regedit I removed permissions from Administrators and even System for the key HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.
I was under the ...
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How do I start the taskbar after changing the "shell" registry key that runs at login
So, I have made a version of windows that looks like it isn't running windows (no logos or common windows tropes), so that it looks like it is only the software I choose that is running, sort of like ...
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Add context menu items to services (windows)
I am trying to a delete option to the right click menu of windows services, I know that you can do this with right click menus for files such as .cat / .bmp and I think you can here too, so I created ...
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Modify the tags in windows explorer details pane for folders (Windows 7)
I want to add property tags to the details pane for Windows explorer for the folder type. I have successfully done this for file types but cannot achieve this for a folder itself.
To do this for files ...
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Why RegEdit does not save my changes?
I have a windows 8.1 and my target was to decrease screen DPI from 100% down to 80%.
Or from 96 down to 76.
I found some kind of solutions from internet which tells me that, that kind of job can be ...
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Remove Right Click Area on Lenovo ThinkPad W540
The Lenovo ThinkPad W540 does away with dedicated buttons for the trackpad and instead the whole trackpad area is clickable.
The lack of any buttons to feel, coupled with the fact that trackpad is ...
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How do I make this DWORD value entry in regedit using batch file?
How do I create this DWORD value using a batch file?
Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\
Value: mybrowser.exe
Data: 11001 (...
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Need to script the installation of some MSIs and a few registry edits
I'm periodically required to update a whole bunch of browser plugins and other programs. I figured I might as well automate the process with a batch script. I found the MSI's for Reader, Java, Flash, ...
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How to set the default program without the program's icon for an extension
This might not be the best place to ask, but how can I set the default program for an extension while using a custom icon handler from a dll? I used this tool to show an apk's icon in explorer. I also ...
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How to add registry entries using nLite?
I'm new to nLite. I don't know how to add registry commands using nLite.
I can convert .reg to .inf using Reg2Inf but I don't know how to add this .inf file using nLite.
How can I do that?
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Windows 8: Changing default numlock state to 0 doesn't work
After logging in to Windows 8, the numlock is on. I have a notebook, so this is bad, I have no numbers block.
With this howto, I tried to deactivate this:
http://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-Default-...
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How do I export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%SystemRoot%_system32_cmd.exe with regedit from cmd.exe?
I am trying to export the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%SystemRoot%_system32_cmd.exe but am unable to do so, probably because of the percent signs.
I tried to escape the %-sign with a caret ...
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion missing from Registry Editor
On my brand new laptop I am trying to disable some Windows shortcut Win-S, Win-D, Win-C and Win-X like I usually do on all my other computers. Only this time, the Registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...
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How to remove icons from the taskbar?
I have windows 10, and I'm trying to completely remove 2 icons. (Not just hide them in the overflowed list.) Here are the 2 items I want to remove:
So I went to the startup programs (at task manager),...
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Can you please help me in deleting a registry folder?
I need to delete this folder
{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}
From the location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\C
urrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
So, anyone please help ...
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How do I get "crypto shell extensions" back in to open with in windows 11?
I have installed openpgp and kleopatra. After installing it, most of the certificate file extensions like .p7s, .pem are opening with it. How do I change it back to crypto shell extensions?
I want it ...
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How to update Windows behind policies (via registry)
How to update windows behind restrictives policies (who is handled by WSUS administrator) ? Is it possible to do via registry (regedit) ?
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Dual monitors: how to enable cursor edge stickyness
I have recently put up my dual monitor setup, i was looking forward having the Sticky Cursor, but that feature didn't automatically turned on.
So i have been looking around, tried messing a little ...
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How can I use a batch file to create multiple registry backups in the same folder? [closed]
I have a batch file in the Startup folder that creates a backup of the Windows registry using regedit. The problem is that it overwrites the older .REG file every time the computer restarts.
Here's ...
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Retrieving Windows XP product key from registry using Parted Magic
I've a laptop which has a Windows Vista licence sticker on it, but it was downgraded to Windows XP due to reasons. However, the HDD is broken (read errors and bad sectors everywhere) and it will not ...
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Unable to load ntuser.dat for a currently non-logged user
I have a Windows XP machine with 2 accounts:
"User" - limited acc
"Admin" - has strong password
User got a virus, that blocked access. I logined as Admin and launched regedit. I tried to load ...
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How to change the order of the power options in start menu?
Is it possible to change the order of the Power Options in Windows 10 using the settings or regedit,etc.
I would like the sleep button to come under the shut down button.
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Start an application with Windows and with administrator privileges, using a registry key
I want to start an application (x86 x64) with automatic system start (win 7 or 10 x86 x64), but when it starts it must have administrative privileges. What registry key should I use:
"HKLM\...
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Cannot take complete ownership of registry keys using psexec
I am running Windows 10 OS, where some registry keys are out of my reach even after running regedit using psexec. Please let me know how can I take complete ownership and edit these keys? I am aware ...
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Windows activity and register
How can I track changes a prog or game do in windows, for instance I want to keep track of changing in files done by a game such as Assassins creed
