Questions tagged [registry]
The Windows Registry is a database where configuration settings for hardware, software and the Windows operating system itself are saved.
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How to programatically find if Windows Hello Facial Recognition is enabled
I'm seeking some advice on how to programmatically determine if Windows Hello Face Recognition is enabled.
I initially thought this could be done easily via the registry. However, I haven't found the ...
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How do I write the value "hex(4):ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00" to the Windows registry using C#?
If I export a registry key from the registry, in the new created .reg file I see this key and its value.
"ThisIsATest"=hex(4):ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00
How do I write such a value to the ...
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How to edit NTUSER.DAT files it insert a new registry key for that user to prevent Microsoft Teams reinstallation?
I am creating a script to insert a registry key PreventInstallationFromMsi in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Teams. I am doing this because my environment doesn’t want teams to install on ...
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Broadcasting WM_SETTINGCHANGE doesn't update setting in Settings app
I'm trying to write some code to programmatically disable and reenable the touchpad. I've written code to update the registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad\Status\...
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Normalize registry path in PowerShell
There are several ways to reference a registry key in PowerShell:
Using a builtin PSDrive, such as HKCU or HKLM, for example HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node.
Using a user-created PSDrive, such as HKCR for ...
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Remove "set as desktop background" in Explorer Context Menu (works with below method) but still shows under (Show more options)
When you right click on a .avci, .avcs, .avif, .avifs, .bmp, .dib, .gif, .heic, .heics, .heif, .heifs, .hif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, or .wdp image file, you can use the Set as ...
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Right click open new powershell file open in PSIDE
I'm still running windows 10 and I'm currently still running psh 5.6 due to company policy. I have local admin on my machine so I can write to the registry. I'm trying to figure out the quickest way ...
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Windows contextual menu activation
I have an application I wrote to Open , Create and Edit Windows *.ico files. I made a Contextual menu item to Open the icon using the "%1" method in the registry. The Application opens but ...
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Python winreg is updating SOMETHING, but not the Windows registry
I am using winreg to read, write, and change the Windows registry. My program flips a lot of different settings to fix things that annoy me about the windows defaults. When I run it, it seems to work. ...
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Setting up Gitlab Container Registry for a Docker Installation behind nginx
I am running a Gitlab Community Edition Installation with docker-compose.
I try to enable the Container Registry for this Installation.
The GitLab installation is running behind a nginx.
When I try to ...
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How to resolve node modules proxy issue? [closed]
I'm Not able to install node_modules and its showing you are behind a proxy
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npm ERR! code ECONNRESET
npm ERR! errno ECONNRESET
failed, reason: Client network socket disconnected before secure ...
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Using Python's winreg, how can I make changes to the Windows Registry that I can confirm worked in Regedit?
My python code is below. Online guides and Stack Overflow posts suggest this should work, but it doesn't seem to. When I change the registry, it does a new get to confirm the change was made properly ...
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VS2022 - c# installer will not create regentry
So I have a simple C# program - I want/require an MSI file
And I need the application to load/run at startup so it can live in the tray.
What is it? It is an internal company tool that I need our IT ...
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RegQueryInfoKey and RegEnumKeyEx fails to get the correct number of subkeys
I have used RegQueryInfoKey and later RegEnumKeyEx in a function to enumerate through all the subkeys in a registry key, but this does not seem to work as the number of keys I am getting is not ...
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Shell extension in Explorer run as administrator
I have a shell extension(COM server in a dll adding a new menu item in the context menu) that runs well in Explorer run as a normal user. I want to see if it can run in Explorer run as administrator, ...
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