Windows Registry or simply registry is a repository that stores low-level configurations and settings associated with the Windows operating system and its various programs. It’s one of those system ...

PCs that are slow to boot, frequently crash, or take forever to open applications typically suffer from a fragmented hard drive, clogged registry, and a myriad other problems. Fortunately, you can ...

Let’s start with a little quiz. I say, “Big, bloated, and full of errors.” What do you say? Right, “Windows Registry.” One more: “Messing with it is risky.” If you guessed the registry again, you pass ...

You can change Registry key values manually using the built-in Windows Registry Editor (regedit) in order to improve performance or make Windows work the way you want, but you need to know what you’re ...

Essential utility for anyone who works with the Windows Registry. Sooner or later, every expert Windows user has to tangle with the Windows registry. Windows uses this massive repository of settings ...

The registry used in Microsoft Windows is a database of basic operating system information, application settings, and configuration information such as extended information and user passwords. In the ...

A new malware program called Poweliks attempts to evade detection and analysis by running entirely from the system registry without creating files on disk, security researchers warn. The concept of ...

There's always an arms race when it comes to the jack of all trades system tool: registry cleaner, anti-spyware, defragmenter, settings control panel. Some ZDNet readers, including myself, default to ...

A new malware program called Poweliks attempts to evade detection and analysis by running entirely from the system registry without creating files on disk, security researchers warn. The concept of ...

The Windows Registry is a crucial Windows operating system component that stores configuration settings and options. However, if you incorrectly make changes to the Registry, it could cause Windows to ...