Posts under Registry tag.

Where are the Windows registry files located in Windows 7 | 8 ?

The Windows Registry is the centralized configuration database for Windows NT and Windows 2000, as well as for applications. The Registry stores information about tuning parameters, device configuration, and user preferences. On disk, the Registry isn’t simply one large file [...]

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Control the number of Memory Dump Files, Windows creates and saves

Every time your Windows computer crashes, it creates a Memory Dump File. These mini dump files are memory images of that point in time, when your Windows computer had crashed. This dump file type includes the following information: The Stop [...]

Add Copy, Paste and Delete Buttons to Windows 7 Explorer toolbar

Unlike its predecessors, Windows 7 explorer does not display buttons to Copy, Paste or Delete files and folders in the Explorer command bar although you can access these options from the Organize menu. But if you wish, you can add [...]

How to take full control of Windows 7 Registry keys

Windows operating system will not allow you to make changes in certain system critical registry keys. Nevertheless, if you want to make changes even in such registry keys, you will have to take full control of these keys before Windows [...]

Regbak lets you backup and restore the Windows Registry easily

Regbak is a freeware portable tool that lets you backup and restore the Windows Registry in a few seconds. A few days back we had blogged about ERUNTgui. Regback is another easy-to-use registry backup software for Windows 7. The Registry, [...]

Backup, restore and optimize Windows Registry with new ERUNTgui

Before modifying anything in the Windows Registry, it is always a good idea to back it up. We have already blogged about the different ways to back up the Registry or its Hives, along with how to restore or maintain [...]

Make Internet Explorer 9 show more sites on about:tabs homepage

By default, Internet Explorer 9 shows 2 rows of your oft-visited sites on the about:tabs homepage, with each row having 5 thumbnails. However, if you wish, you can customize IE9 to make it show more rows with a simple registry [...]

Tips, Tricks & Tweaks for Internet Explorer 9

Here are some IE9 Tips, Tricks, Tweaks and Registry fixes which work with Internet Explorer 9. These tips will help you customize your Internet Explorer 9. To keep the Menu Bar always visible Currently to view the Menu Bar a [...]

How to disable the Windows key in the keyboard to improve Gaming experience

Pressing the Windows keys opens the start menu. Using combination’s of WinKey with other keys on your keyboard lets you perform many actions and commands that you perform with the mouse. These are the WinKey or Windows Key shortcuts and [...]

Do Registry Cleaners really help? Are they good or bad?

Most junk cleaners or optimizers for the Windows operating system include a Registry Cleaner which, inter alia, claim to improve Windows performance and make Windows run faster. But is a Registry Cleaner good or bad? The necessity and usefulness of [...]

CCleaner removes PC junk files & clears disk space in Windows

CCleaner is one of the most preferred junk temporary files cleaner and free registry cleaning software for clearing disk space and removing invalid registry entries from your Windows PC; and running it every once in a while might be good [...]

How to turn off the secure desktop in Windows 7

New Windows Vista users had a very common question, then: Why does the UAC Prompt disable Aero, when it appears ? The answer was ofcourse, the newly introduced Secure Desktop feature.

Reason: RunOnce & RunOnceEx not being executed in Windows 7

If you find that RunOnce & RunOnceEx not being executed in Windows 7 or Vista then the reason could probably be that you are logged in as a Standard user!

How to edit the Windows Registry without opening regedit.exe

You can edit the Windows Registry with the help of Console Registry Tool or reg.exe. Reg.exe is a command-line utility with which you can perform almost all the task which you otherwise can with regedit.exe. Reg.exe in Windows 7 or [...]

How to change the password expiry notice default period in Windows 7

In earlier versions of Windows, the default interval that users were notified of password expiration was 14 days before expiration. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the default password expiry notice occurs 5 days before the password expiration [...]

Unable to delete certain registry keys : Error while deleting key

If when you try to delete a registry key win Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you are unable to delete it and you get an error message: Error while deleting key, then this article may interest you.

Disable Windows Live Messenger Aero Frame Border

By default, Windows Live Messenger, comes with its Aero border enabled. But if you want, you may also disable this aero frame, to give it a clean look.

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