Questions tagged [windows-registry]
Window 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: the kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party applications all make use of the Registry.
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Change Shared Drive icon in Windows 10 with Registry setting
I want to make my desktop look a little more to my liking, and that includes changing some of the icons. One of the icons I want to change is the shared drive icon:
I want to do this using the ...
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Where are windows 10 cached domain credentials stored at? [closed]
I am using windows 10 Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 on a domain controlled device. It is my personal device. I use registry to look for keys but turned empty.
I need help on where the cached domain ...
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How can I override the win 11 default simplified task manager view by editing the windows registry?
I'm writing a tool to fix various windows annoyances, but I'm having trouble with the Windows Task Manager.
One of the first things I do on a new machine is to expand the task manager so it looks like ...
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Change URL path in Registry
I need to find in the registry the location of a file which can update a URL. Right-clicking on the shortcut, select Properties > Target. There is a URL, https://test.domain.com.
I need to update ...
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Hide Wi-Fi icon from taskbar and notification icons area of Windows 11
I am trying to hide Wireless network connection from Windows 11 taskbar and notifications area icons.
I have tried to hide network connection from registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\...
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Increase WSL screen buffer
I'm working with the Ubunu WSL app from Canonical. When I start the application, this is the runtime directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2022.1....
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Explore Regedit.exe to the specified address from the CommandLine [duplicate]
Generally, when we want to navigate to one of the registry addresses, we open regedit.exe then copy-paste the address into address bar, then press enter.
For example Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console
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Starting a program from the CLI with some File Properties Options activated
Start a program from the CLI with some File Properties Options activated
I want to start from the CLI automatically a graphical application with a File properties flag setted.
High DPI scalling ...
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Some keys created under HKEY_CURRENT_USER do not receive ACL for the current user
I've banged my head against this case for the past few weeks, but couldn't find any explanation - my application creates keys under HKCU\Software\[app_name]\[inner_app_key], but I've received a number ...
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How to Remove Preferred Languages from Microsoft Edge using PowerShell
I am trying to manage the preferred languages in my Microsoft Edge browser on Windows using PowerShell. Specifically, I want to remove certain languages that appear in the "edge://settings/...
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How to get Windows always prompt an "open with" dialog?
As said, I want my Windows to always send me to "Open With" dialog, when I try to open a file.
There is a similar XPosed module for Android, named Kill Domain Verification, but it's working ...
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How can I block these Edge and Chrome settings?
https://imgur.com/a/fVPo4DV
It says: "Your Privacy is important for Microsoft Edge... bla bla bla... " I can either click on Accept or Deny All. This always pops up when Edge is opened for ...
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How can I remove "Get Started" from the Recommended section in Windows 11 Start?
After hours of research, it seems that in windows Pro/Enterprise there is not way to remove the Recommended section in the Windows 11 Start Menu.
With that in mind, I have computers and users managed ...
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Issue Monitoring Registry Modifications with Sysmon - Tracking Integrate Camera Use
At least once a day, the integrated camera on my laptop stops working for meetings. I can disable and re-enable my camera to get it working again which makes me think that something is using my ...
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How to get rid of the Language Bar?
I have English, Swedish, and Polish loaded on the system. I have created my own multilingual keyboard definition using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. It supports all three languages. I call it ...
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How to add custom option in the right click menu (Windows 11)
I want to add an option in the Context Menu when right clicking on any file (Windows 11).
I already changed the menu appearance so it looks like Windows 10's menu, and I already added an option in ...
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Win 10 won't boot, sfc fails to run from external USB Win 10
HP AIO, 8th Gen CPU. Win 10, newest, startup repair runs, can't fix. Reset also fails. Restore point also fails.
Using a known-good USB ISO also fails to fix (windows resource protection could not ...
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How can I restore all Programs from a corrupt Windows 10 System to a new Install of Win 10
I have a corrupt Windows 10 (in Windows.old) and could install a new entity of Windows 10 in Windows on C:.
Can I restore all Programs from my windows.old by transferring the Registry hive under ...
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Registry Export result in error writing the file
I get error message when exporting the entire registry, and after some debugging, I found the issue is from the below 2 folders.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Computer\...
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Cannot Delete Registry Keys
I am trying to delete the registry keys provided in the attachment below in order to change the order of other context menu values but regedit prevents me from doing it.
What I have tried:
Running ...
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Why can some HKLM entries be read on 64-bit PCs but some cannot from VB6
So our software is used by one of our customers on legacy Windows versions because they're in an industrial,air-gaped setting and they have Windows XP and a bunch of old servers that are the only ...
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Removing User Account through Registry using .BAT [duplicate]
I am not the best at scripting but do know enough to write and modify to do what I want.
This is an Enterprise environment and after adding a computer to the domain, we would like to delete the user ...
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What exactly does Chrome store in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs
When I search for topics like moving chrome settings from one machine to another, I often see a references to the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\PreferenceMACs. Looking at it, I ...
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Windows Registry Shows Windows 10 Pro Despite Running Windows 11 Pro
My laptop is running on Windows 11 Pro, and the system settings indeed confirm that it's running Windows 11 Pro. However, when I use PowerShell to query the registry for the Windows version powershell ...
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Edit Windows Registry to turn off Outlook Calendar Feature: "Shorten appointments and meetings"
Is there a way to edit the windows registry to turn off the Outlook Calendar Feature: "Shorten appointments and meetings"? I don't want my meetings to automatically end early but I am unable ...
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ODBC entry is working but not visible in ODBC Data Connections
At my work we have Windows 10 and we use ODBC to connect to databases from SPSS, Rstudio and other apps. Recently we added a new registry entry to register a new database connection:
Windows Registry ...
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Windows registry migration
I have a 32 bit VC++ application and its registry is created under 32 bit registry hive :
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\<company>\<product>
Now I'm migrating to 64 bit version of my ...
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Deleting a user login name from the start window in windows 10
When Logging in I accidentally started a new login. I never completed it but now when I login the second name appears in the list of login options. Now I must click on my login name to complete the ...
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Some .exe files have blank icons on taskbar despite having icons
Most of games I install are GOG versions and the installers generate loads of unnecessary files, all have uninstallers, and if I want to uninstall, I will just delete the installation folder. I use ...
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Issues with unlinking OneDrive account from folders - alphanumeric keys in registry
I did a clean install of Windows 11. I didn't experience this issue before since I would do an "offline" setup of Windows without an account login, but it's a pain to do this with Windows 11....
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Uninstalling a device in Windows 10
I have the devices below, but when I right-click uninstall in Device Manager, it uninstalls correctly, reappearing when I refresh the list of devices.
Is there a way to uninstall the device from the ...
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How to remove Home Gallery from Windows 11 Explorer
I want this section removed from Windows 11 Explorer:
The registry method to remove the key on [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace_41040327] did ...
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Batch Enable "Hide HDR Notifications on this device"
I am trying to programmatically hide hdr notifications that recently got added to the xbox game bar in the last year or two. I tried enabling and disabling it through the ui and looking under these ...
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How Can I Change File Explorer's Default View to "Details" and Group by Type Using CMD/Batch or PowerShell?
I'm looking to customize the default settings of File Explorer on my Windows 10 system. Specifically, I want to set the default view mode to "Details" and have files always grouped by "...
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Windows 11 - scancode map registry trick does not work anymore
I want to swap L/R Shift with CapsLock/Enter keys in Windows 11. It used to work in Win 10 with a registry trick of redefining scancode map. See:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-hardware/...
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Map Caps Lock to Control in Windows 11
See also Map capslock to control in Windows 10.
In Windows 7 and 10, I was able to remap the Caps Lock to act as a Control key by updating the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\...
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Where are all installed Windows quality update KB IDs stored in the Windows Registry?
Where are all installed Windows quality update KB IDs stored in the Windows Registry?
Are all Windows quality update KBs all stored in the same place in the Windows Registry, or is it necessary to use ...
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Is it possible to replace the Windows shell with Steam to launch to Big Picture faster, and have Explorer.exe load after Steam launches automatically?
I have a Steam Deck which I dual-booted to Windows. I'm trying to accomplish a facsimile to "game mode" on Steam OS.
I want to boot to big picture automatically/extremely quickly so it ...
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Why isn't my custom context menu entry showing an icon?
On Windows 11, I have added a custom context menu item for .stl files by adding a new key in Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.stl in the registry that links to the .exe I want to use:...
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NVIDIA High Definition Audio pops when switching between power states
My NVIDIA High Definition Audio device connected to my LG D2342P monitor via HDMI, produces a pop on my Logitech 2.1 speakers when it switches from power state D0 (on) to D3 (low power) after 6 ...
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Getting an error when uninstalling Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop - The installation source for this product is not available
Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop has been installed and uninstalled 2 times. Something must have gone wrong the last time I uninstalled it. The program is listed in Control Panel and in the ...
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Disabled EnableLUA in RegEdit, cant run as administrator
I disabled EnableLUA in Dator\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, this disabled the "credential screen" for running as admin. Stupid thing tho is ...
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W11: RegEdit Permission Errors & Uninstalling BootCamp Drivers
Unsuccessfully been trying to get my Magic Keyboard fn keys working (via Brigadier/.inf files) on my ASUS Windows 11 laptop.
I have unfortunately installed several drivers via Brigadier and this ...
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Hide the welcome logon screen on Windows 10 Pro
A few weeks ago, I was able to prevent the "welcome logon screen" to be displayed on a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (see the details in How to totally remove the Windows 10 login screen?):
It ...
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How to force Windows file explorer to display files that have invalid names?
I was searching journals on a research topic. I eventually got to some old exotic site containing a zip file which according to the description contained multiple documents. However when I unzipped it ...
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Registry edit to disble Ctrl+D in Outlook Desktop 2019
I use Outlook Desktop 2019 on Windows 10. For me, Ctrl+D is hazardous because it deletes an item when I actually meant to type (say) Ctrl+S or Alt+D. Furthermore, the mapping of Ctrl+D to deletion ...
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Faults in Windows Updates Services and more on Windows 11
My friend's been having issues with his computer when trying to update to 23H2. Initially this started with a "Something went wrong. Try to reopen Settings later." message. After digging ...
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is it possible to force Acrobat to save as PDF/A by default?
Has anyone had experience forcing Adobe Acrobat to save created/edited/merged PDF's as PDF/A by default?
My workplace forces all PDF's to be saved as PDF/A, training the users to manually save each ...
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Trying to change Windows 11 registry, update seems to not do much
I am trying to change the key
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\7516b95f-f776-4464-8c53-06167f40cc99\3c0bc021-c8a8-4e07-a973-6b14cbcb2b7e
Which is for ...
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Change User name in Windows 10 by Editing Registry
I tried to changed my User name in Windows 10 buy making registry edits. I am having some problems and I want to see if there are some other edits that I need to make the rectify these problems.
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