Learn how to use windows free registry editor in an easy way
By Renee | 13/Dec/2024
Registry is the blood of Windows, which stores the information of the system, software, hardware, pretty much everything in Windows. In other words, registry is a tree database, hives (mentioned before) are the branches, and the keys with value are leaves. All the information inside the registry is usually managed by the Windows operating system, which can also be modified by software or manual.
By editing the registry, we can revise the authority, optimize system and so on. For example, we can prohibit others to use the "Start" menu by change some key in the registry.
In this article, some tips can help you learn how to use windows free registry editor in an easy way.
Notice: before you change anything in the registry, please backup the registry.
1. Use regedit
An example speaks clearer. If we want to stop the search function of Start menu, and we know that we need to locate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer, and set a new Dword value, 1, in the right panel. Here’s what you should do.
->Open regedit. (If you do not know how, please click here)
->Find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer layer by layer and alphabetically.
->Right-Click on the right panel, choose New and create a new Dword value, named NoFind.
->Right-click on NoFind and type 1 in the Value data box, enter OK.
2. Use a free Registry Editor
If you do not care about the registry but your computer performance, use a free Registry Editor. The newly-released Neptune SystemCare 2017 is recommended. With friendly interface and bonus powerful functions, it is the easiest way to edit Windows registry, and it is free!
3. Writing .reg File Manually
This must be the most advanced skill in editing registry. Importing the .reg file in the registry seems the simplest step, but it kills the brain for averaged users. And for those who do not know anything about registry, the second method is the best way. Do not mess with the registry. Your computer can be dead if you change the registry randomly.
Details about how to write .reg file would be talked more in the next articles.
Hope the tips above can help with using Windows free Registry Editor in the easiest way.