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The Windows Registry is a database where configuration settings for hardware, software and the Windows operating system itself are saved.

[The Windows Registry] contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform: the kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party applications all make use of the registry. The registry also provides a means to access counters for profiling system performance.

When first introduced with Windows 3.1, the Windows registry's primary purpose was to store configuration information for COM-based components. With the introduction of Windows 95 and Windows NT, its use was extended to tidy up the profusion of per-program INI files that had previously been used to store configuration settings for Windows programs.

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Getting the version and platform of Office application from Windows Registry

I'm working on a Inno Setup installer for an MS Office Add-In and trying to find a way to get the version and target platform (bitness) of Excel and Outlook, preferably from the Windows Registry. Although some unofficial sources list some methods…
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ClickOnce deployed application registry persmission issue

I have developed an application in C# with an option to run at Windows startup implemented using registry (current user hive). When I run my application from VS or from the bin folder, this option works. When I create ClickOnce installer (to be run…
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How can I remove the npm registry from my machine?

I published a module to npm. When I uninstall it and try to reinstall it, this is always done from a cache ( it is done even if I'm not connected to the internet, I just get a warning ). I would like to try if my module installs correctly from the…
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Inno Setup Uninstall entry is not removed when uninstalling non-administrator installation using another (administrator) account

Inno Setup Version 5.5.9 Windows 7 We created an install package which installs the program in the current user's appdata\local\programs folder ({userpf}). When trying to uninstall the program from command-line using Administrator account, it does…
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how to get the DeviceID only from this ouput by using wmic command

I am writing a batch script in which I have to get the currently connected usb devices to the windows. I used this command C:\Users\Virima>wmic path win32_usbcontrollerdevice get Dependent /format:list its Output…
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InstallAnywhere: Uninstall application fails to execute with error No Product for ID

When attempting to execute the Uninstall application of an InstallAnywhere Application, it fails with java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No product for ID= at Flexeraanw.(Unknown Source) at Flexeraan4.ai(Unknown Source) …
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VB6 Registry Key Value Problem

Within VB6 I have used the following code to add to Registry, Dim x As Object x = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") x.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell", "MADNESS" It creates a key, however in the…
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Windows application registry settings and guidelines

As I have been learning WiX to write an installer, I've learned a lot from documentation and tutorials how to setup a program during install and set or read registry values. However, the registry settings in said documentation and tutorials is done…
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Programmatically toggling off the Windows Virtual Touchpad / Trackpad

I was trying to figure out how to programmatically via C++/# or Windows scripts launch the new Virtual Touchpad that comes with Windows 10, which is supposed to be a Universal Windows Platform app. After some registry-hacking, I figured out I could…
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Clean Windows 7 Start Menu MRU List

Is there a way to clean the most recently started applications from the Windows 7 start menu programmatically? I'm looking for some registry entries and/or files to delete so the corresponding items in the Winodws 7 start menu are removed.
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Open an Exported Registry in C#

From different machines, I have exported different branches of the registry. (The whole registry was too large to take in its entirety.) I have saved these registries on .reg files on my own machine, and so far have only examined them as plaintext.…
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Is it possible to install specific version of Python more than once on Windows?

I'd like to know if installing specific version of Python more than once on Windows is possible. I'm asking about normal installation procedure leading to full Python environment so virtualenv is not an option here. I'm concerned for example with…
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Powershell to Parse/Iterate Through and Combine Two Registry Keys

Using PowerShell, I am looking to collect installed applications. This appears to be most-thoroughly accomplished by parsing the "Uninstall" section of the registry…
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PowerShell Find Application Last Accessed date

I am trying to uninstall a program based on the last used/accessed date. I know there is property attribute that shows Accessed date. How can I get the date programtically in PowerShell, so I can compare it against the requirement. The only think I…
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Querying a registry key value via batch file

I'm trying to create a simple batch file that uses the reg query command to check for the existence of a value in a registry key, specifically HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ProxyEnable key. If I run this…
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