“Centralized configuration database” is Microsoft’s long and rather more formal way of saying “registry” – that somewhat eccentric hierarchical database that now has a pivotal role in Windows ...

Microsoft PowerToys, a set of free utilities for Windows 10 users, has introduced a new feature allowing users to preview registry file contents before importing them. Registry files contain ...

Windows 11 is a legacy desktop OS with decades-old code layered on top each other - here are five UI surfaces that Microsoft ...

Windows 11 is showing "Edit in Notepad" in the right-click context menu for all file types in File Explorer, including images ...

Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has waded into the argument over where Microsoft has gone wrong with Windows, ...

Since the built-in Windows Update settings weren’t helping (you’ll see why), I turned to a registry tweak I hadn’t used in years. With that single edit, I finally stopped Windows Update from hogging ...

Windows Registry is a hierarchical database. It holds information related to settings, options, and other values for software and hardware on your system. Windows allows users to make changes in the ...

If Windows cannot unload your registry file and displays Event ID 1512 in the Event Viewer of Windows 11/10, follow the solutions mentioned below. Disable Fast Startup Create a new profile Repair ...

Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating systems – Windows XP Professional and Windows .NET Server (currently in release candidate status) – offer a breadth of new command line utilities that will ...

How to enable hidden personalization themes in Windows 11 22H2 Your email has been sent New personalization themes are available for Windows 11 22H2 but only if you tweak the Windows 11 Registry File ...

Ok, so I've got a Windows 95 machine which tells me "Windows has detected a registry configuration error", and prompts me to boot into safemode at the boot menu. The problem is, it won't boot into ...