hkey_local_machine

Hi, I'm trying to install win11 on my PC (rather old one, but win10 worked fine with it). After installation (with skipping TPMcheck etc), and first reboot it is showing error: "The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered unexpected error ...". I tried changing...

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags The registry key LogFlags is missing, what would be the values for this?

I see it relates to DCOM Default Authentication Level, which has in total, 7 fields in the Component Services Windows admin tool. That is in this order, from top of the list to the bottom as it appears; Default, None, Call, Connect, Packet, Packet integrity and Packet Privacy. I only see one...

I'm setting up a new computer and when my user was created the User Folder used the first five letters of my email address (which is ugly). I modified the folder name and adjusted the HKEY_USERS value. However, some work apparently had been done prior and I corrected the names in all the other...

Hi everyone, I wanted to change my username on W10 and I followed the steps of this answer : how to change username on pc located in c:/users in windows 10 pro? The issue is that I indeed changed in the following path : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows...

In the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings", the "Attributes" has values "0","1","2". I know the "1" means hide the item in Advance power settings, "0" means that show the item, what means the value "2"? does it mean use on laptop? for some keys, the...

I have problems to set an eMail client (e.g. Thunderbird) on my 64bit Win 7 system for handling all "mailto" links. It is often recommended to go to Control Panel --> Set Default programs or Control Panel ---> "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" and assign the (new) email...

Continuing in our series on using the Desktop Bridge to bring your existing desktop apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), let’s follow up last month’s post on the path from a desktop app to a UWP app with more information on choosing the path forward. First of all, we want to highlight...

Could anyone please help me find the registry key locations for the PC username, and the PC hostname on Windows XP? Is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon DefaultDomainName Correct? Also what is the syntax for these keys? Thanks so much in advance.

Hi guys, Whenever I try to install the newest iTunes, I get this error: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES32\Software\Classes\.m3u could not be opened. Verify that you have sufficient access to the key, or contact the support technicians." How can I fix this? I'm using Windows 8 (but that shouldn't...

Hi guys.. I want to use registry remote to edit registry of another computer in my network,But I can't access HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE(It's say I have no permission ) I use administrator (built_in) user,But i can't change permission by registry remote Help me!

When I restarted my computer after running a check of the hard drive, I got a message that read "C:\windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable." The desktop had reverted to a default appearance and all the icons on it except for the recycle bin were...

I would like to clean up my disabled entries in MSCONFIG BUT there is no entry for it in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\ on my desktop. there is on my laptop. When is MSCONFIG hiding these things??? How do i get it back????????

Our application is in VB6 and environment is Window XP. We are using WebBrowser control to display data of Word doc files i.e. we are opening word files always inside the WebBrowser control.Our application send email to user with body as word files i.e we paste word file data into email body...

Hi guys, I cannot, for the life of me, delete any key in the HKLM hive. Things I've tried: Logging in as administrator Running an elevated regedit Setting Full Permissions to edit the key Taking ownership of the key Doing all of the above in regedt32 Running in safe mode Malwarebyte's Reg...

Here's my idea: I put in a USB key, it boots into DOS, determines which model the PC is, and runs the corresponding BIOS update. I have everything setup except for the "determines which model the PC is" part. Right now I just have a system of menus to keyboard through, but I would like to...

Documentation states that Registry reflection has been removed in Windows 7 and that registry keys are now shared. I have an 32-bit application that tries to do auto-logon. In 64-bit Windows 7 I run into a problem without reflection. All the keys that i write to get created under...

how do I get control of the registry using regedit to make changes. It keeps telling me access is denied. i am its administrator. I am the only user. I want to make a change in this folder. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\Windows.newfolder

Hey Guys, After trying to get my 2 windows 7 machines and mac osx to share a network I have completely screwed up my main windows 7 machine. In the tutorial which can be found here Link Removed due to 404 Error one of the steps was to go into regedit and change the login screen so the "share"...

Many people have reported getting "Windows Installer Not Responding" errors when trying to install a wide variety of programs. The bug (and the initial fixes) was reported Link Removed due to 404 Error, among many places. Then a few hours later, Link Removed due to 404 Error (who found the...