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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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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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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 the passwords for connected wireless networks. I…
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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 Server 2012 R2. However, checking the registry on…
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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 have read How are cached Windows credentials…
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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 weeks, our lab setup as well as our users have…
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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 parameters network stuck on multiple retransmissions…
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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 intranet sites in Compatibility View option from Internet…
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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 and when I install it, it is installed in C:\Program Files\Firefox but for some reason I need path from…
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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? Update: What I really need is to make no dialog…
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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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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 want to connect anyway?" There's a checkbox that…
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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 vid+pid+serial is connected to the PC. I have…
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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 memory compared to other processes on the…
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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 after updating.…
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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 settings?: Settings > Time & Language > Region >…
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