Windows still runs on a 30-year-old database that Microsoft can't get rid of ...

One reason I hate shutting down my computer is that I have to restart all my workflow applications, reopen multiple browser tabs, and log in to my CMS the next time I boot my PC. That setup alone is ...

I'm trying to figure out a way to rename registry keys and values in VB.NET, and am having very little luck. The built in registry class makes no provision for these types of things, and I haven't ...

This article is excerpted from the book Microsoft Windows 7 Your Way: Speed Up and Customize Windows from Que Publishing. Reprinted with permission of Pearson Education Inc., copyright 2010. Every ...

“Centralized configuration database” is Microsoft’s long and rather more formal way of saying “registry” – that somewhat eccentric hierarchical database that now has a pivotal role in Windows ...

As administrators roll out Windows 7, the following questions and associated registry keys may help them achieve their desired user experience . 1. How do I turn on/off User Account Control (UAC)? How ...

Windows includes built-in CD and DVD burning features. Users with access to the system can burn discs from within Windows Explorer. You can disable the built-in CD burning tool by changing a value in ...

Configuring and optimizing a PC takes some thought, a lot of experience and, usually, a great deal of time. So it’s all the more annoying if your carefully tuned settings are altered by something else ...

When a Windows application is misbehaving then it can be useful to check its Registry settings, and these are often very easy to understand. When you see that 7-Zip has PATH value set to C:\Program ...

OK, so long story short, I have a set of files that contain exported binary values from the windows registry. The values look something like this: hex:f3,33,02,f1,02,83,a4 [and so on, multiple lines] ...