Learn two ways to access the Registry Editor, a tool that lets you modify the Windows settings and configuration. Be careful when editing the registry and back it up before making changes.

To remove a program reference viewable in the Add/Remove Programs tool: Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Locate the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. Locate the key to be deleted by locating the key name created by the program.

Learn two ways to access the Registry Editor, a tool that lets you modify the Windows settings and configuration. Be careful when editing the registry and back it up before making changes.

Select Start , type regedit.exe in the search box, and then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. In Registry Editor, locate and click the registry key or subkey that you want to back up. Select File > Export.

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.

Shorten the Registry Key Name. Run Regedit.exe to view the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. Click the registry key for the program you installed, click Rename on the Edit menu, and then use a name with less than 60 characters.

For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, see Windows registry for advanced users. This article describes various methods that you can use to reset user options and registry settings in Microsoft Office Word.

The following registry value is used to determine the default location based on the user's profile and appends "\My Documents" to form a complete path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\user ID Value Name: ProfileImagePath Value Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ where user ID is the appropriate user ID.

Through the registry and a resource kit utility (Regkey.exe), you can change the number of previous logon attempts that a server will cache. The valid range of values for this parameter is 0 to 50. A value of 0 turns off logon caching and any value above 50 will only cache 50 logon attempts.

Summary. Windows updates released August 10, 2021 and later will, by default, require administrative privilege to install drivers. We made this change in default behavior to address the risk in all Windows devices, including devices that do not use Point and Print or print functionality.