Questions tagged [windows-registry]
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 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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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 non-...
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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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What registry entries should be changed upon a fresh installation of windows?
I used to work at Best Buy tech bench (pre Geek Squad, either way glad to be done there) and we had a great little batch file which tweaked registry entries for all new computers. I have lost this ...
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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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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:
*C:\Users\...
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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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Where and how is the password stored for the account associated with a Windows service?
In HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MY-SERVICE-NAME there is the Object Name key which contains the name of the user, but I can not find the password.
I am trying to understand how DP API ...
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Is there a distinction between 64 bit and 32 bit regedit?
This question is asked out of total ignorance and no access to a 64 bit windows machine, but I would like to know whether there is anything special that needs to be taken into account regarding a 64-...
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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 to add a new folder in Windows 2008 Server Registry
I need to add a new registry entry. But first I need an existing folder under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ in order to place that new entry into. I don't see a way to create a new folder under ...
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Delete all subkeys in a registry key
Is there an easy (automated) way to delete all subkeys in a key in the Windows registry without deleting the key itself?
Thanks
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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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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 manual ...
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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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Changing Desktop Solid Color Via Registry
does anyone know where in the registry for a user the current solid desktop background color is set?
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How can we insert multiple keys into a registry folder without using 3rd party tools?
To insert multiple keys into a registry folder (e.g. Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\....\....), I basically have to manually right click → New → Key for each key.
This can get annoying and ...
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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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How to run x64 bit version of registry from cmd.exe located under c:\windows\sysWow64
I have a 32 bit application which has to add a value to x64 bit portion of the registry.
I want to do it through utilization of regedit.exe -s fileWithKeys.reg, However when I try to span regedit (...
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Enabling system wide TCP keepalives on a Windows system
Can I change/add the KeepAliveTime and related registry variables to make a Windows machine send TCP keepalive packets on an idle connection?
I want to know if anyone has successfully got this ...
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How to determine the date and time of most recent successful Windows Update run on Windows Server 2016?
It appears that Microsoft removed this registry key in Server 2016.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Results\Install
Does anyone know of an equivalent ...
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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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Open .xml attachments in "default program" instead of Internet Explorer
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I posted this question on Super User without any responses, but I am working on a domain and want to change many computers as an administrator, so I believe it is also on topic here.
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How do Administrative Templates (ADMX files) work?
I know basically nothing about Group Policy, other than that I've occasionally edited some settings using Local Group Policy Editor on my local Windows machine. I do have experience with applying ...
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What is the locations of the registry files in Windows 2008 R2
Looking for the physical files the Windows 2008 R2 server registry. Does anyone know their location and names?
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TLS 1.2 Not showing by default in Windows Server 2012 R2
It is my understanding from reading this article:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/dn786418.aspx#BKMK_SchannelTR_TLS12
That in the registry TLS 1.2 should be enabled by default on Windows ...
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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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Windows 10 1809 - Region/language registry keys
I got two simple question for you guys today, hopefully you can help me since I haven't been able to find it myself for some reason.
For Windows 10 1809 what registry keys controls the following ...
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OK to modify HKLM\Software\Policies and HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies on a domain?
Background:
I have a domain (2003 Functional Level) with a mix of Windows XP and Windows 7 clients. We have been using Group Policy to manage our workstations.
Now, I am in a situation I need to ...
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Is there a GPO or registry tweak to show taskbar buttons on taskbar where windows is open?
Is there a registry tweak or a group policy object that would allow me to set a setting which displays application icons only on taskbars where the window is open? Without GPO or registry tweak this ...
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Set binary registry setting through GPO
I've got a REG_BINARY registry key that I'd like to set via GPO. However, the GPO interface to add registry settings simply has a 'Value Data' text field.
I can set the type to REG_BINARY, but what ...
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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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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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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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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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Can i get Source Path of Installed application?
is there any way to know that form which path an application was installed.
for example I have firefox.exe in
D:\Downloads\App\firefox.exe
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Bypass RDP Client Warning
How do I bypass the security warning in the RDP Client everytime you launch it from a RDP shortcut?
The message title reads:
"The publisher of this remote connection cannot be identified. Do you ...
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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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How can I tell which users credentials are cached on a local system?
I'm troubleshooting cached credentials on Windows 7, specifically Smart Card logins, and I would like to know how I can find out which users currently have their credentials cached on the machine.
I ...
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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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Microsoft IIS HTTP/2 Vulnerabilities Registry Keys Recommended Values
Microsoft "fixed" the HTTP/2 vulnerabilities recently discovered. The updates add the ability to create the registry keys to stop the vulnerabilities, they don't actually fix the vulnerabilities ...
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Remove ACL from Windows Registry Key via Powershell
I am trying to create a startup script that can be distributed via GPO to laptops (running 64bit Windows 7 Professional) to make it impossible for any user (including local administrators) to display ...
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WSUS registry file: NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers entry being ignored
We are using a registry entry to connect our internal workstations to our WSUS server and everything seems to be working except the NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers entry. Without fail, over the last few ...
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Change TCP wait for ACK timeouts in Win7/WinServer
Is there any possibility to change default wait for ACK timeout in TCP network on Windows 7 or Windows Server ?
I'm using very slow network ( 1200 bps ) and want to tweak TCP. When using default ...
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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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Hidden registry settings
Scenario: I'm performing a configuration audit on a server that's joined to the domain. For the mandatory security configuration settings, there are group policies defined and being pushed out to ...
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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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How to see what Windows registry and file system changes happened after a software install?
I'm solving a problem - I'm installing software on Windows and it makes the system unstable for some reason. Windows starts crashing soon after. I want to know what changes it made to the registry and ...
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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 possible)...
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