How to open the Windows 7 registry?

Before you figure out how to open the registryWindows 7, you need to understand what the registry is and why it exists in the operating system. So, the Windows registry is a database that stores all the parameters and settings necessary for the computer system to function properly. For more information about what the registry is, see the article What is Windows 7.

Opening the registry

Open the registry in several ways:

using the "Run" tab;
using the utility "Regedit";
using the RegWorks editor program.

"Run" tab

The first method for opening the registry is theconvenient and economical in time. In order to use it, you need to hold down the Windows button located on the keyboard between Alt and Ctrl, register in the search engine "Run" (or pinch Win + R) and select the appropriate tab. When the "Run" window opens, type "regedit" and confirm.

Utility "Regedit"

Open the registry and make any changes to theYou can use it to open the utility "Regedit" (in the "Start" menu in the search bar you should register regedit and run the utility). A window appears in which the entire tree of the registry is displayed on the left side. Like in a conventional tree, there are branches, that is, sections. The registry is binary or string parameters, or keys.

RedWorks Software

RegWorks is a great program that showsThis is a guide to settings and registry settings. In addition to the standard features that exist in conventional system programs of this type, it also has unique parameters that enrich its operation. For example, there are such possibilities:

use of inactive registry;
comparison of different sections;
viewing the history of changes;
preservation and restoration of the registry;
export of necessary parameters.

This useful program can be downloaded on the Internet (download link) and, installing it on a computer, use it to perform various work with the computer registry.

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