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    I am logged in as administrator and I still get the error "Error writing start. Error writing the value's new contents."
    – Mark
    Commented Aug 27, 2015 at 8:44
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    Me too with the same error "Error writing start. Error writing the value's new contents. Any work around for us @Todd Wilcox?
    – Nam G VU
    Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 2:33
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    Have you tried right-clicking on regedit and running as administrator? Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 3:48
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    unfortunately on Win10 Home Single Language, I get the same error even if I started regedit as admin, any other other workaround. I'm really starting to depise windows 10 now.
    – gideon
    Commented Jan 2, 2018 at 13:18
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    FWIW I'm able write to these keys when booted in safe mode and running regedit as admin, Win10 Pro 19042.1288
    – nmr
    Commented Nov 12, 2021 at 16:15