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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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How to view and edit windows registry from a remote linux machine?

On the windows-linux interoperability front we have Samba for file/print sharing (SMB/CIFS), rdesktop for terminal services (RDP). Is there any linux tool available that will allow you to view and edit the registry of a remote windows machine (ie.…
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Is there any way to read system hive files within a booted system?

Is there any way to get a copy of %systemroot%\system32\config\system, once the system is up and running? I know the OS puts a lock on this file to keep it from getting trashed, but all I need is to be able to read it, long enough to grab a copy.…
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Group policy to disable notifications of particular errors?

How do i disable the notifications of particular errors? A little background to my issue. During the installation of the Kaspersky, it disables all the windows firewall for all except the domain. I have remedied this by creating an offline policy in…
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Is there a maximum size for the registry's data item?

I'm trying to edit a registry entry on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server and on all entries when you right click on the name and select modify it allows you to edit the Data field. One entry, however, has a lot of data and when I try to edit it the…
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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), could I create a .reg file and execute that…
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Deploy binary hex registry via GPO or PowerShell

I am trying to deploy a custom registry entry which I exported from a test machine. It looks like below. I came across THIS similar request on another site, but I couldn't make it to…
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Registry key to tell if a server is a Read Only Domain Controller

Is there a registry key I can check to tell if a server is a read only domain controller?
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Searching windows registry (specifically) HKLM with powershell very slow

I've been doing searches on my registry and everything works well except HKLM. A search on HKLM takes hours and doesn't seem to work. I'm using some powershell code from here gci . -rec -ea SilentlyContinue | % { if((get-itemproperty -Path…
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including the current directory in a .reg script

I have a .reg script: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SeleniumRC\Parameters] "Application"="C:\\Program Files…
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Enable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration via Registry?

I need turn on Internet Enhanced Security feature, and need to do so using entries in the registry. In my server this is working fine, I have tried to fine the relevant paths in the registry without any luck. I have changed some information but on…
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Greater than or equal check when using Group Policy Preferences and Item Level Targeting in the Registry

I'm implementing some screen saver configurations via Group Policy Preferences (on Win7 Enterprise x64 desktops). The desired configuration is to have users be able to adjust their screen saver and screen saver time out, but not allow them to…
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How to automatically make a change to Outlook Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings

I need to make a change on all computers in our domain. Specifically I need to make a change to the Microsoft Exchange Proxy Settings. Our users have Outlook 2010 installed. These setting can be mannually accessed from: Control Panel -> Mail ->…
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Automated method to convert .reg registry file to reg.exe commands

Occasionally I need to put registry entries into batch files to use in login scripts, unattended installers, etc. While it's pretty easy to add one or two registry commands to a batch file using reg.exe, when there is a large amount of registry…
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Issues disabling SSL 2.0 in IIS 6

I have reviewed both related posts on this site: How do I disable SSL 2.0 support on IIS? How to disable SSL 2.0 on IIS 7.5? The issue I am having is that I have implemented the registry change, rescanned my websites, and I am still being told that…
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Force Windows 10 to load group policy from registry

I would like to apply several group policies (for data protection purposes) on various Windows 10 machines from time to time. The target machines are running with various Windows 10 version (Home, EDU, Pro, ...). Therefore, I have a registry export…
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