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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 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 registry key that has the last Windows Update install…
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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 redundant, especially at times when I need to insert more than…
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Open .xml attachments in "default program" instead of Internet Explorer

Disclaimer 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. Question On Windows 7 and Outlook 2013, attachments…
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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 (in the code of the application, I utilized…
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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 working. Specifically, when the application idling on…
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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 is my setup: dhcp server (GNU/Linux server): host…
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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 existing ones) via group policy? Note: I'm using…
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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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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 can be set by right clicking on taskbar, selecting…
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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 Registry Changes either through regedit directly or…
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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 apply different GPO Policies (not Preferences) based…
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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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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 Orchestrator\Agent" /v Agentguid $reg will return this as…
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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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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 format is the text field expecting the data in so…
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