Registry tweaks


  • Run “Registry Editor”, the creation and use of reg-file.

    Start “Registry Editor”:

    Option 1.
    1.1) click Start->All programs->Accessories->Run (or press Win + R)
    1.2) enter regedit and click OK
    Option 2.
    2.1) open the Start menu
    2.2) in the search box, type regedit and press Enter
    Option 3.
    3.1) start Windows Explorer
    3.2) open the folder C:\Windows, and then double-click the file regedit.exe

    Create a .reg file.

    Option 1.
    1.1) open the Notepad
    1.1.1) click Start->All programs->Accessories->Notepad (or press Win + R-> type notepad-> click OK).
    1.2) copy the code in the Notepad window.
    1.3) in the program menu, click File and select Save.
    1.4) in the window:
    1.4.1) specify where to save the file.
    1.4.2) specify the file name and extension .reg (E.g.: Demo.reg)
    1.4.3) select the file type: all files (*.*)
    Attention:
    If you leave the type of files: text files(*.txt) then filename must be placed in inverted commas. (For example: “Demo.reg”)
    1.5) click on save.

    Option 2.
    If you removed the checkbox Hide extensions for known file types in the Folder options, you can create a .reg file in the following way:
    2.1) in the folder where you want to create a .reg file, right-click.
    2.2) in the popup menu select new-> Text Document.
    2.3) Erase the file name and extension .txt, you specify the file name and extension of .reg, then press Enter, and then click Yes.
    2.4) click on your file, and then click Edit.
    2.5) copy the code in the Notepad window.
    2.6) press CTRL + S.
    Option 3.
    3.1) take any finished the .reg file.
    3.2) click on it and select Modify.
    3.3) copy the code in the Notepad window.
    3.4) in the program menu, click File and select Save as.
    3.5) in the window:
    3.5.1) Specify where to save the file.
    3.5.2) specify the file name and extension .reg (E.g.: Demo.reg)
    3.5.3) select the file type: all files (*.*).
    3.6) click on Save.

    Use the .reg file.

    Option 1.
    1) double-click the left mouse button on a .reg file and click Yes.
    Option 2.
    2.1) right click on the .reg file.
    2.2) then select Merge, and then click Yes.

  • Creating and renaming key or value, and change a value in the registry editor.

    You run the “Registry Editor” as described in “Run “Registry Editor”, the creation and use of reg-file”. Using folder tree opened the desired partition, and now, you need to create, rename parameter (section) or change the registry value. There are several ways to do this.

    Creating a key or value in the registry editor.

    Option 1.
    1) click in the menu Edit.
    2) hover over the menu item New.
    3) from the drop-down menu, select or type the parameter that you want to add.
    Option 2.
    1) right-click in any empty area on the settings (right window).
    2) hover over the menu item New.
    3) from the drop-down menu, select or type the parameter that you want to add.

    Renaming key or value in the registry editor.

    Option 1.
    1) click the key or entry you want to rename.
    2) click on the menu Edit, and then click Rename.
    Option 2.
    1) right click the key or entry you want to rename.
    2) click the item to Rename.

    Changing parameter values in the registry editor.

    Option 1.
    1) choose the option that you want to edit.
    2) click on the menu Edit, and then click Modify.
    Option 2.
    1) right click on the option that you want to edit.
    2) click Modify
    Option 3.
    Double-click the setting that you want to edit.

  • Abbreviations used to indicate the branch register.

    To indicate the path to that key, or registry key can be used the following abbreviations:

    Name section Used abbreviation
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKCR
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKCU
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKLM
    HKEY_USERS HKU
    HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG HKCC
  • Quick links to the necessary registry branch.

    If for edit the registry you prefer not to use the program: RegEditX, Registry Workshop or Reg Organizer, you can quickly switch the necessary registry key you can use one of the following:
    Option 1.
    1) download a small free utility from Microsoft: RegJump
    2) unpack the archive to any folder and copy regjump.exe in folder C:\Windows\System32
    3) Now any registry branch can be opened directly from the Run menu or from the Search string to the Start menu.
    3.1) in the dialog box, click the Run (Win + R) or in the Search bar from the Start menu, type regjump and key path by specifying it in quotes.

    regjump "The necessary branch registry"

    For Example:

    regjump "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion"

    3.2) press Enter when typing from a Run or Shift + Enter while typing in search string.

    Option 2
    1) Create a special script:

    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:")
    Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_Process Where Name = 'regedit.exe'")
    For Each objProcess in colProcessList
        objProcess.Terminate()
    Next
    Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    Dim OpenKey
    OpenKey=Inputbox("What is the registry branch you wish to open?")
    WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit\Lastkey",OpenKey,"REG_SZ"
    WshShell.Run "regedit", 1,True
    Set WshShell = Nothing

    1.1) copy this code into any text editor (e.g. Notepad).
    1.2) press Ctrl + S to save the file with any name and extension .vbs
    1.3) if you choose the type of files: text files, the file name in quotation marks to be sure. (For example: “regkey .vbs”)
    1.4) if you choose the Save as type: all files, the file name in quotation marks do not have to borrow.
    2) move your created script to any convenient location to you.
    Now for the opening of section registry:
    3) copy to the Clipboard (Ctrl + C or right-click-> Copy) the necessary registry branch.
    4) click on your script file.
    The downside of using this script is the lack of support for abbreviations.

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