How to open the Registry Editor in Windows

How to open the Registry Editor in Windows

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All manual changes to the Windows registry are performed in the Registry Editor, a tool included with all versions of Windows. The Registry Editor allows you to view, create, and modify the registry keys and values that make up the entire Windows registry. There is no shortcut for the tool in most versions of Windows, so the best way to access it is to run it from a command line.

How to Open Registry Editor to a Specific Key in Windows [Tutorial]

You can access the Registry Editor by following the procedure below:

In Windows 11, Windows 10, or Windows 8.1, right-click or press and hold the Start button and choose Run. Before Windows 8.1, the Run dialog box is most easily accessed from the Apps screen.

In Windows 7 or Windows Vista, select Start.

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