For a long time I have not written to the section "For beginners", so, I think, enough phony. After thinking a bit about the topic of the article, I decided to write about ways to enter the Windows Registry Editor. Although I write in each of the articles how to enter the registry. Better I will describe all the possible methods available in Windows operating systems by default. So what is a registry?
The Windows registry is a database containing all the settings and parameters required for the operating system to work. It contains the settings for both hardware and software... Most of the changes in the control panel, editor group policies and additional system parameters are written to the registry.
So how do you enter the Windows Registry Editor?
Login through the "Run" utility
This is the method I use in my articles, since, in my opinion, it is the fastest and most convenient. We carry out three simple steps.
Search in the Start menu
To begin with, let's look at Windows 7 as an example, since it has an old version of the Start menu and this option is suitable for older operating systems.
For Windows 7, Vista and earlier
For Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Opening via Windows Explorer
A very simple way: you just need to find the desired file in the system folder. To do this, follow the path:C: \\ Windows.We are looking for a file, run it.
Today we will talk about this important moment like the Windows 7 registry. We will find out why we need it and what its main sections are used for, and also learn how to create a backup copy of the registry. We will need all this for further study, tuning and optimization of Windows.
The registry, if it were not in Windows, would not know about this modern operating system then. The Windows 7 registry can be compared to the dispatch office of a taxi company. You make a call to the taxi dispatch office, and a car comes to you. We can say that the registry is the central dispatching office of Windows, since only in it can you find all the system settings without exception.
This state of affairs cannot but frustrate, especially an ordinary user who is not tempted by computer wisdom. Because it is in the registry that there are those levers that can the best way : the speed of its operation, loading, performance of the PC in general, the correct operation of programs, etc. Today we will tell you about the registry keys and how to create a backup copy of it, and in the future we will use it to optimize operating system.
The registry is a kind of database that consists of many sections, parameter keys, and so on. However, there are only five main registry keys in Windows 7, let's take a closer look at them.
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - this section contains all windows settings.
- HKEY_USERS - contains information and data on all settings of a specific user, as well as user default settings.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER - Represents the HKEY_USERS subkey.
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG is a registry key that contains all the current information about the operating system, all keys in it are updated every time the OS boots.
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - contains information about all types of files, and also determines their relationship with programs installed in Windows.
To make a change to the Windows registry, the user must have administrator rights, and in some cases, if we are talking about the Windows 7 registry, then you may need rights with extended privileges of a trusted installer, referred to as TrastedInstaller.
If, when editing the registry, for any reason, you delete any of the keys, or make incorrect changes to the parameters, then this can become a serious reason for the system failure. Let's just say that the operating system can simply stop working. Therefore, we recommend that you without fail before making changes to the registry back up the registryWindows 7! This is done quite simply, now we will tell you how.
To create a backup copy of the registry in the Windows 7 operating system, press the "W + R" key combination and in the "Run" window that opens, enter the "regedit" command and click on "Ok".
The Registry Editor window will appear on your monitor. In it, click in the main menu on the item "File" and in the submenu that opens, select the line "Export ...". Another window “Export Registry File” will appear on the screen. In the File name field, enter a simple and memorable name for the future registry backup, for example backup_reestr_windows7. Also, be sure to pay attention to the two radio buttons below. It is necessary that the radio button “Entire register” be activated (see figure). Now select a location on your hard drive where the registry backup will be saved, in our example, this is the desktop. Click the “Save” button.
To restore the registry from a backup, you just need to click on it with the left mouse button a couple of times and that's it, the registry will be put in order.
In the same way, you can create a copy of not the entire registry, but a specific section of it.
In the future, we will often and a lot talk about and we will not be able to do without making changes to the registry. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you remember this algorithm of actions, or add this page to your bookmarks.
The registry is literally the backbone of Windows operating systems. This array contains data that determine all global and local settings for each user and for the system as a whole, regulates privileges, has information about the location of all data, extensions and their registration. For convenient access to the registry, developers from Microsoft provided a convenient tool called Regedit (Registry Edit).
This system program presents the entire registry in a tree structure, where each key is located in a strictly defined folder and has a static address. Regedit can search the entire registry for a specific entry, edit existing entries, create new ones, or delete ones that an experienced user no longer needs.
Like any program on a computer, regedit has its own executable file, when launched, the registry editor window itself appears. There are three ways to access it. However, you need to make sure that the user who decided to make changes to the registry has or is an administrator - normal privileges are not enough to edit the settings at such a high level.
Method 1: using search in the Start menu
Method 2: using File Explorer to directly access the executable
Method 3: using a custom keyboard shortcut
Be extremely careful when making any changes to the registry. One wrong action can lead to complete destabilization of the operating system or partial disruption of its performance. Be sure to back up the registry before modifying, creating, or deleting keys.
In order for the PC operating system to function correctly, the manufacturer has created a Windows registry (database). The information contained in it is unstable, as it accumulates absolutely all the changes that occur in the process of work. Each time you turn on any program, the computer performs the entire list of tasks created specifically for it. Sometimes the factory default settings no longer suit the user. To optimize workflows on the PC, he decides to make changes to the registry editor.
There are three tricks to get into the open spaces of registry editing Windows 7
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Provides actions for sequential opening of folders:
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Working with the registry editor requires careful attention. One wrong action, an incorrectly written task, can disable the program, which you decided to optimize, and even the OS.
Important! Before you start working with making changes to the registry, it is recommended to make a copy of it.
This action is called exporting:
Will help solidify the user experience by watching your own video footage from the screen.
Attention! If you are not 100% sure that the changes you are making are what you need to do, then you should stop, think, once again make sure you are right, and only after that start manually editing the registry.
Perhaps each of you heard the word "register", but few asked the question "What is it", but in vain. After all, the ability to edit the registry can save a lot of time, money, nerves and efforts. How to start the operating room registry windows systems 7, as well as the main ways of using it are discussed in detail in this article.
First, you need to understand what exactly the registry is. To better understand this, imagine a notebook with some notes with a certain sequence. If all sheets from this notebook are torn out and mixed, then the information will remain the same, but it will be much more difficult to read it. You have to first find the page you want before reading it, and this is extra time.
A similar situation occurred during the use of the Fat16 file system, which had serious performance problems. Then it was decided to introduce a register to streamline information. Over time, the problems solved by the registry disappeared, but it was left due to backward compatibility.
The Windows registry is a hierarchically structured database of options and settings for installed programs.
Physically, all registry settings are recorded in files and scattered throughout the system. When the program starts, the registry finds the required parameters and operates on them. The more applications on computers, the more parameter files, and the longer it will take to find the one you need. Therefore, the registry needs to be cleaned from time to time to maintain system performance.
There are two ways to start the Windows 7 registry:
- Start → in the search bar, write regedit → in the results found, open the file regedit.exe.
- Launch Explorer → go to the C: \\ Windows folder → look for the regedit.exe file and open it.
If you did everything correctly, the Registry Editor will open.
Editing the registry. Export Import
Before us is the Windows 7 registry editing window:
- On the left side there are sections.
- On the right are parameters.
- Below is the status bar, which displays the path to the parameter.
When working with registry settings, you need to be extremely careful and careful, because the registry is the nervous system of Windows. Therefore, it is recommended that you create a copy of the registry before changing any settings.
Right-click on the "Computer" - Export - set a name, check the export range (should be "All Registry") and specify the folder - click save.
After the above steps, a file with the .reg extension will appear. Now, if you mess up with changing the parameters, the registry can always be returned to its original state.
To do this, click "File" - Import ... - look for the previously saved Registry.reg and click "Open". All parameters will return to the time of the copy creation.
Recover administrator password using the registry
For an example showing what tasks can be performed in the registry, consider this problem. Let's assume you are. No problem! It can be changed using the registry. For this we need an installation windows disk 7.
- Boot from installation disk... After copying the new data, we will be prompted to select a language. We leave everything as it is and click "Next".
- In the new window, select "", after which the computer will search for installed operating systems.
- A window may appear with the text "Problems found in boot options." Ignore and select the operating system and click "Next".
- In the next window, select the lowest parameter ""
- IN command line we type the regedit command already known to us and press Enter.
- In the editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Then, in the File menu, select the "Load bush" item.
- Go to the C: \\ Windows \\ System32 \\ config folder (the letter may differ from the usual C). We are interested in the SYSTEM.
- Enter any section name. For example: 888.
- Go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\ 888 \\ Setup section. Click on the parameter 2 times:
- CmdLine, enter cmd.exe and click OK
- SetupType, replace 0 with 2 and click OK.
As a result of the above manipulations, it should look like this:
