What is the Windows Registry? Think of it as the “brains” of your Windows installation. Specifically, it’s a giant warehouse, a single, easy-to-access, hierarchical database that stores each of your ...

On Windows 7 you can easily disable access to the registry editor which restricts and limits access to the registry system. This is important as it prevents remote (sometimes unskilled) users from ...

Mention “the registry” to PC users, and they’ll probably think of standing in line for license plates, not the set of configuration files built into Microsoft Corp.’s operating systems. And Microsoft ...

Editor’s note: As originally written, this tip on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7 describes a Registry tweak that also changes your Internet Explorer Favorites, which you may not ...

The Windows Error Reporting feature in Windows 11/10 collects the error date and sends it to Microsoft. However, some users do not want Microsoft to collect their ...

The registry is the path that stores options for a Windows operating system. It helps you to trace and access files. The computer registry is a place where all the information is stored about how a ...