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  1. Seven Surprising Windows Registry Hacks for Power Users

    If you’ve ever poked around Windows’ innards, you probably stumbled on the Windows Registry — the sprawling hierarchical database that quietly governs countless system behaviors. What many users don’t realize is that the Registry is part museum piece, part power tool: it’s older than most of the...
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    Windows 7 Search *.reg file to change file association for *.txt extension and/or txtfile type?

    Yes, I could change the file association via Win GUI or use some third party tools. However I prefer to do this directly in Registry by a *.reg file (in Win 7 64bit). How can I set my editor "D:\tools\editor\myeditor22.exe" as default editor when double clicking on a file with *.txt extension...
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    • context menu default editor double click file association file types reg file registry text editor tools windows 7
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    Windows 10 Double click on *.reg file does NOT change the key value in Registry

    I have a *.reg script which just modifies (overwrites) the value of a certain, existing Registry key. When I double click on it (similar to Win7) then a popup appears asking me if I really want to add the key. After clicking Ok I was informed that the key value has been added successfully...
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    • administrator key value modification permissions reg file registry scripting troubleshooting uac windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  4. Windows Security Hardening (SCHANNEL)

    I created this reg file to disable SSLv2, v3 and TLS 1.0 as well as disabling weak encryption cipher suites.
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    • cipher configuration encryption hardening internet network protocol reg file registry schannel security settings ssl tls update windows
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    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows 7 Edit the registry

    I know this is not specific to windows 7. I want to delete registry values using a .reg file so it can be batch processed. I created a new registry within adobe : HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.adobebridge\Desmond I then created sample.reg file with the following...
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    • adobe batch processing configuration error message hkey_classes_root reg file registry remove key troubleshooting windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  6. How to add, modify, or delete registry subkeys and values by using a .reg file

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    Windows 7 How to apply a *.reg script into the Registry of a dead/not running Win7 system? Read possible?

    The scenario is as follows: A Win7 system has some problems and could NOT be booted itself. So I took an additional bootable repair or LiveSystem CD and start the computer with it. I have now a running WinOS and another dead Win7 e,g, on a partition C: on a hard disc. Now I want to...
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    • boot issues boot repair command line data recovery live system reg file registry system files system repair troubleshooting windows 7 windows partition
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    Windows 7 Registry access denied importing .reg file

    I got windows 7 starter edition on my new netbook. I'm trying to importing .reg file necessary to run a program that i use for work but i received that message. I 'm the administrtor, the only user and i'm not virus affected. I right-clicked on regedit.exe and selected "run ad administrator" but...
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    • access denied administrator control hkey_current_user import netbook reg file registry user rights windows 7
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    Windows 7 XP reg file doesn't work in Windows 7

    I created a regfile that modified the context menu so that I could just make one click to create a folder. It worked very well in XP but now that I have changed to Windows 7 it doesn't work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is the contents of the reg file. Windows Registry Editor...
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    • command prompt compatibility context menu folder creation help reg file registry user experience windows 7 windows xp
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    • Forum: Programming and Scripting