More Information. The RegClean utility is no longer supported and has been removed from all Microsoft download sites. Discusses an issue that occurs where the RegClean utility finds errors after you install. This issue occurs because the RegClean utility is not compatible Office.

There are two ways to open Registry Editor in Windows 10: In the search box on the taskbar, type regedit, then select Registry Editor (Desktop app) from the results. Right-click Start , then select Run. Type regedit in the Open: box, and then select OK.

To repair the corrupted files manually, view details of the System File Checker process to find the corrupted file, and then manually replace the corrupted file with a known good copy of the file. Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. Windows 10, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. More Information.

Summary. When you start your computer successfully, the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once daily.

Summary. This article describes the Microsoft support policy for customers who use registry cleaning utilities that rely on unsupported methods to extract or modify the contents of a Windows Registry. The Windows registry is a database of settings for all hardware, software, and user preferences on your computer that controls how Windows ...

This article describes the command-line switches you can use when you run the MS-DOS version (Scanreg.exe) or the Windows version (Scanregw.exe) of the Registry Checker tool. More Information. Syntax. MS-DOS Version: Scanreg.exe [/backup] [/restore] ["/comment=< text >"] [/fix] Scanreg.exe [backup] [/restore] ["/comment=< text >"] [/fix] [/opt]

Regedit.exe uses .reg files to import and export registry subkeys and values. You can use these .reg files to remotely distribute registry changes to several Windows-based computers. When you run a .reg file, the file contents merge into the local registry.

Summary. This article describes the Microsoft support policy for customers who use registry cleaning utilities that rely on unsupported methods to extract or modify the contents of a Windows Registry. The Windows registry is a database of settings for all hardware, software, and user preferences on your computer that controls how Windows ...

Remove an installed Windows update. Reset your PC. Use the Startup Repair function. Use installation media to reinstall Windows 11. Use installation media to restore your PC. Use a recovery drive to restore or recover your PC. Go back to your previous version of Windows. Restore from a system restore point.

Windows 10. Use System restore to make restore points when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and when you create a restore point manually. Restoring won’t affect your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made. To go back to a restore point: