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The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform.

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How do you disable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling via the command line in Windows 10/11?

I need to disable, programmatically, hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows if it's enabled. Searching, I was pointed at the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers - HwSchMode regkey. This is 2 when HW GPU scheduling is…
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Delete selected subkeys in a registry key

I need to Delete selected subkeys in a registry key. For one of the subkeys I need to delete I tried: (SET _KEY=SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH\SHC) REG Delete "HKCU\%_KEY%" /V "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start …
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Windows Upgrade Removed Tag in Service Definition in Registry

We noticed that after upgrading Windows in place (from 2016->2019), our custom driver entries in the registry lost their "tag" key. The tag key is necessary for the driver to load upon boot. Furthermore, the sc.exe config command purports to update…
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Windows "reg.exe" complaining missing user right when using "save" subcommand

When using "reg.exe" on the command line, when using the "reg.exe save" subcommand, i get the error message... "FEHLER: Dem Client fehlt ein erforderliches Recht." which most probably in english would read: "ERROR: The Client is missing a necessary…
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How to change "specify intranet microsoft update service location" group policy with powershell

I am trying to change a group policy via a PowerShell script. I understand that group policies are basically just registry keys, and you can change the underlying registry values to edit the policies. I need to change two policies for "Change…
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One user has two SIDs with same profile path in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\

Why would a user on a Domain joined PC (or any PC, really) have two entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList, in the case as these…
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Applocker - Publisher rule not working

In a bit to reduce the number of Applocker Packaged apps rules now that we are using the private store. We're looking into publisher only rules (right now, we have 1 rule per microsoft store application). We would like to put one rule for all…
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Set Default MODI (Microsoft Office Document Image) Writer File Format

I need to enforce the MDI file format as the default choice for MODI printing rather than TIFF. Anyone know if this is a registry setting or something that's available in Group Policy?
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Is there a way to restore a backed up .reg while deleting added keys, not just overwrite existing keys?

I want do an export of the current state of the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters And so I can do that with: reg export…
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How can I disable the Windows Game DVR from the command line?

I need to disable the Windows Game DVR for a collection of Windows computers that will be running student exam / testing software, so that students can't use the Game DVR hotkeys to record the test questions and choices. These computers are not…
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Redirect or alter specific registry key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE based on the logged in user

We would like to run an application under Terminal Server that's typically designed to run on a single client machine connected via network to a local server. This will mean multiple users logged on to one terminal server where based on the…
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Disabling auto-login via gpedit?

Recently, one of our employee has left his computer in the customer's office, which could possibly leak some information from that device(Thankfully, it didn't happened). Right now, all of our computer has enabled auto login, and it's almost a…
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Adding registry key via GPO creates but not affects to the system?

I could not give a detailed title to my question. But my problem is: I'm trying to add keyboard languages from Group Policy (Windows Server 2012R2) with Registry. I added like below: Then I check (as a domain user), the key is created in…
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Additional info request on DSC Syntax for Binary Registry Key

I have more questions about implementing the solution found in: DSC Syntax for Binary Registry Key For the most part the solution suggested by Matthew Whetmore worked... but if the data starts with "00", somehow it is getting dropped. For e.g. for…
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How do I determine what Registry Keys a GPO modifies?

It seems like such a simple question, but after hours of googling I can not find a way to correlate a GPO policy and a registry key that it would modify. Does anyone have a way to decrypt them?
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