#Windows registry editor

[filehulk]

RegCool for Windows

RegCool is an advanced Windows registry editor that extends the capabilities of the default RegEdit and RegEdt32 tools. Designed for power users, IT professionals, and system administrators, RegCool offers an intuitive interface and a wide range of powerful features to manage and optimize the Windows registry efficiently. Whether you’re searching for registry keys, comparing different registry…

[bonestrouslingbones]

crawls away from my keyboard covered in blood and pissed off but satisfied at the fact that i finally enabled windows firewall

[wall-maria-around-ba-sing-se]

if you’re on home edition it doesn’t come with group policy editor by default, I followed this to add it

I got a laptop with Windows 11 for an IT course so I can get certified, and doing the first time device set-up for it made me want to commit unspeakable violence

Windows 11 should not exist, no one should use it for any reason, it puts ads in the file explorer and has made it so file searches are also web searches and this cannot be turned off except through registry editing. Whoever is responsible for those decisions should be killed, full stop.

Switch to linux, it's free and it's good.

[techdirectarchive]

Video on how to Back Up and Restore Windows Registry

Video showing how to Back Up and Restore Windows Registry The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. In this video, we will discuss how to Back Up and Restore the Windows Registry. Please see How to search through the Windows registry, how to create Restore Point in…

[padawanduck]

btw if you recently updated your windows computer and got the AI assistant Copilot against your will you can completely disable it thru the Group Policy Editor or Registry editor, rather than just hiding it in the taskbar settings

[virtualizationhowto]

PowerShell Get Registry Value

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The Windows Registry and registry editor have long been tools Windows admins have used to resolve issues, apply settings, etc. However, PowerShell makes automating registry changes or programmatically getting registry keys and their values very easy. PowerShell can interact with registry keys and easily get registry values. Table of contentsWhat is PowerShell?What is the Windows…

[yesornopolls]

If you were handed a Windows laptop, could you open the registry editor in less than 30 seconds?

[lavoszero]

I need to be going to sleep but my spite for Windows and its automatic updates/forcing people to upgrade to Windows 11 without their OK makes me need to spread the word on how to stop that crap

Open Start.

Search for regedit and click the top result to launch the Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows

Right-click the Windows (folder) key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.

Name the new key WindowsUpdate and press Enter.

Right-click the newly created key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.

Name the new key AU and press Enter.

Right-click the AU key, select the New submenu, and choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value option.

Name the new key NoAutoUpdate and press Enter.

Double-click the newly created key and change its value from 0 to 1.

Click the OK button.

Restart the computer.

After you complete the steps, automatic updates will be permanently disabled on the device. However, you can still download updates by clicking the "Check for updates" button on the Windows Update settings page.

If you want to undo the changes, you can use the same instructions outlined above, but on step 4, right-click the WindowsUpdate key, select the "Delete" option, then reboot the computer to apply the settings.

If you want picture steps you can see so here (its the place where I learned to do this anyways)

[deathbypixelz]

Alright. I'm making this post because I was unpleasantly surprised to find Microsoft had forcibly downloaded an """"ai assistant"""" onto my computer (called Copilot), and because finding a site that actually told me how to kill it for good -- in clear, truly step-by-step terms -- was way harder than it needed to be.

Preface: this is only relevant if you're running Windows 11.

Here is your target:

If you see this logo on your taskbar -- or... have Edge installed on Windows 11 -- you've got Copilot. You can't delete it on its own, Microsoft has integrated it into the OS as best they can. The most you can do is disable it (instructions for which are at the very end of this post).

So... to REALLY get rid of it you need to uninstall Microsoft Edge, because it's a part of/reliant on Edge. A lot of bells and whistles of Windows are also reliant on Edge, like widgets, but I never use those. I use my PC almost exclusively for gaming, and I don't want this slimy "ai" shit on my computer. I use Firefox anyway. Edge can go die as far as I'm concerned.

Here's the actual steps, copy-pasted from a website that took me way too long to find. It also really makes my browser chug for some reason, which is why I'm copy-pasting the whole thing. If you still want to look at the site itself, put it in reader view as fast as you can (link to site).

1.) Open Microsoft Edge, type "edge://settings/help" in the address bar, and then press Enter.

2.) Click "About Microsoft Edge" at the bottom of the left-hand pane. Copy the version number at the top of the screen, under Microsoft Edge.

3.) Press Windows Key + S to open Windows Search.

4.) Type "Command Prompt", right-click the result, and then select "Run as Administrator".

5.) The User Account Control (UAC) prompt will appear. Click "Yes".

6.) Navigate to Edge’s “Installer” directory by using the cd command. Depending on which directory your Command Prompt opens in by default, you may need to use the "cd .." command to go back a level or two.

Once ready, run this command:

cd “Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\Version Number\Installer”

Replace "Version Number" with your actual version number copied earlier.

7.) Next, run this command to uninstall Microsoft Edge:

setup –uninstall –force-uninstall –system-level

((It will look like nothing happened! Don't worry!))

8.) Restart your PC for the changes to take place.

((HOWEVER, Windows will try to reinstall it the next time your PC updates (or whenever it feels like it lol) so there's a second half to this))

1.) Press Windows Key + R to open Run.

2.) Type "regedit" in the text box and click OK to open the Registry Editor.

3.) The User Account Control (UAC) prompt will appear. Click "Yes".

4.) In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SOFTWARE\Microsoft.

5.) Right-click the "Microsoft" folder, hover your cursor over "New", and then select "Key".

6.) Rename the new Key to "EdgeUpdate".

7.) Right-click EdgeUpdate, hover your cursor over "New", and then select "DWORD (32-bit) Value".

8.) Right-click the new value, which is currently named "New Value #1".

9.) Select "Rename" from the context menu.

10.) Rename the value to "DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium".

11.) Right-click the newly-named DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium value and select "Modify" from the context menu.

12.) The Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value window will appear. Change the Value data to "1" and then click OK.

((You are now free. If you ever run into a really serious, unavoidable issue with your OS that's clearly a result of Edge being gone, you can redownload it like a regular app. But you should be fine.))

((And, if for some reason you want still want Edge around but just want the copilot thing gone, here's what you do:

The command, for ease of copy-pasting: reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot /v TurnOffWindowsCopilot /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

You can't actually truly delete Copilot (without deleting Edge), only disable it. And as the reply says, you do have to do this every time you turn the computer on. I haven't tested that myself, but I believe it. I assume/hope that excludes just waking the computer up after it goes to sleep, but I don't know for sure.))

[allaboutkeyingo]

How to Downgrade Windows 11 Pro to Windows 11 Home directly

This article will show you how to downgrade from Windows 11 Pro, Pro Education, Education, or Enterprise to Windows 11 Home without a clean installation.  The trick is to change the Edition ID in the registry and then do a repair installation using the ISO or Media Creation Tool.

However, as we all know, A direct downgrade is not supported, and it would normally require a clean install of Windows 11 Home, but it will result in losing all your programs, and settings and all files and data in C drive !

Step 1: Change the Edition ID in registry 

Method 1:

Search”Regedit”, then click it, then go to the following branches one by one, And change the values for the two branches.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

2. Double-click “CompositionEditionID” and set its data to “Core“. 3. Double-click “EditionID” and set its data to “Core“. 4. Double-click “ProductName” and set its data to “Windows 10 Home.”

#Important# Please set the “ProductName” value to “Windows 10 Home” even it is Windows 11 

5, After modifying the value data in the above two branches, exit the Registry Editor.

Method 2:

1. First , please make sure you’ve signed in Windows 11 Pro as an administrator.

2. Create a txt document then change the extension .txt to .reg file, then input these codes and save it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] “CompositionEditionID”=”Core” “EditionID”=”Core” “ProductName”=”Windows 11 Home” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] “CompositionEditionID”=”Core” “EditionID”=”Core” “ProductName”=”Windows 11 Home”

3. Double click on the .reg file to start to merge the registry.

4. Please select “Yes”, “Yes”, “Ok” to approve and complete the merge.

5. There is no use for the .reg file any more， you can delete it.

Step 2: Downgrade Windows 11 Home with ISO file or Media Creation Tool.

1, Download Windows 11 ISO file, then open the ISO file with win-rar or 7-zip, then double click “Setup”.

Because we changed the EditionID and Product Name, so we will be able to install the Windows 11 Home.

2, Follow the steps: “ready to install”, Select “Install;  “Change what to keep”, please select “keep personal file and apps”; then click “Next” and then click “Install”.

When the repair install has finished, you will now be downgraded to the Windows 11 Home edition without losing anything.

If your Windows 11 Home is not activated by a digital license before, then you will need to Change product key to a valid Windows 11 Home key to activate.

[boyhacker]

the registry editor on windows has got to be some of the scariest incomprehensible shit in the world. everything is labeled like MACHINE_HEXADECIMAL_YOURMOTHER and changing one value will brick your shit.

[recoiloperated]

Me: *deactivates windows news and interests*

Windows: *reactivates it*

Me: *deactivates it*

Windows: *reactivates it*

Me: "POWER WORD- REGISTRY EDITOR!"

Windows:

[djskiskyskoski]

made a map for counter strike

I've spent a while now learning hammer and the source 2 editor and feel like im at the point with this project to publish and start getting public feedback. It's a simple layout for wingman, with the gimmick of conveyor belts around the map which mess with timings and prevent staying in certain corners.

I'm slowly working on adding more and more detail. I was having trouble for a few weeks with compile errors (needed to change windows registry keys) so that set me back a long time. This part takes a while since I'm still not sure exactly what I want in place and have to dig through part to find what can fit where. I could also start building textures and models myself, but I really dont want to.

Any feedback/criticism/ideas will be considered currently

[pancakeke]

whenever windows fucks up i gotta fuck with the registry editor or command prompt. because it is bad software that should die

[andreabandrea]

PSA for Windows 11 Users

You can disable the useless Bing search results from your search bar using the Registry Editor and it takes like 2 minutes. Your computer will speed up and you'll be able to search much easier for files on your computer instead of web results you don't want.

While you're in the Registry Editor, follow this guide to disable the "Windows Copilot" AI assistant and follow this guide to get rid of the truncated context menu (when you right click your desktop).

[absyyynth]

love when windows randomly breaks shit and the only solution is to go into the registry editor and fix it yourself <3