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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 settings are of course not used when running as a…
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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-elevated network shares. According to Microsoft…
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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\Administrator\ (6,755.0 MB)* with files:…
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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 batch file, and am trying to compile a list to make…
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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 using PowerShell or anything that calls a third…
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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 has changed. Leaving a program running while I…
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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 interacts with Windows services management and with the…
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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 through all the NTUSER.DATs, loading the hive,…
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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-bit registry and whether there is a regedit64 the…
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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 plenty of memory, and in the especially so in the…
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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 SOFTWARE. I'm new to messing with the registry…
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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 built-in backup program (NTBackup.exe). Is there…
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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 removal of Office as described…
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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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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 you tell me how I can do this?
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