Registry

Forum discussion tagged with Registry.
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    Question MSI X670 P Wifi Pro Board Issues

    Having a hell of a time setting up my new PC I built on Black Friday. I'll try to post as much valuable info as possible. Windows 11, Full version not cracked. MSI Center says Im all up to date on drivers, Windows assistant says im all good on drivers too. Manually installed most of the...
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    Question Desktop Icons spacing out randomly ?

    Occasionally when I start up my desktop PC, my desktop icons will be spaced out like in the below image. I am not sure what causes it other than it is always on start up. Restarting the machine does resolve the issue, but it will re-occur 1 out of 3 times whenever I start my machine from Power...
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    Question Fan Control from registry editor

    Is There a way to change laptop fan speed/table through registry editor ? I've tried everything and nothing works I've tried speedfan,msi, bios control, changing system cooling policy to active, and nothing worked. So my last resort if there is a control registry that could tweak that. Windows...
  4. cve60069

    [SOLVED] How to remove an add-in from Excel ?

    Hello I have migrated my excel software from my Windows 7 PC to a Windows 11 PC. Two weeks into and everything ok. All my vba was working and my addin (structuralVBA.xlam) was ok. Then I imported a workbook from my archive and that workbook referenced the same add-in but at a different...
  5. raptor2012rom

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 doesn't install updates anymore

    Hi guys. Title sums it up. Since december 2022 , Windows updates keeps failing after the restart at 97% or so. I think the first update that failed was December 13 (KB5021233) , I just paused the update wand waited for teh next ones thinking that might fix it but no go , 2 more updates since...
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    Question Extracting Data of username and serial number from registry file AKA .reg file

    Hello Everyone I have downloaded program of power iso for creating iso images and burning CDs the downloading files in rar folder contained the installation file and .reg or registry file the registry file changed some values inside the power iso program inside window's main registry and that...
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    Question Completely messed up my keyboard and mouse drivers - is there a way to avoid a clean installation?

    Hey! I accidentally got myself into a rather frustrating situation where my computer doesn't work with any mouse or keyboard and now I don't know what to do. I have a Windows 10 setup with a Razer keyboard and a generic Microsoft mouse. A few months ago my mouse stopped working, and when I...
  8. Lolhost

    Question RAM RGB turned off after cleaning the Registry ?

    I had to clean the windows registry trying to solve an unrelated(?) issue, right after that, the rgb on one of the ram sticks turned off and won't turn on again, even after a reboot, and no matter which rgb software I use. My specs are: Asrock x470 taichi Ryzen 5 5600g Team group T-Force R rgb...
  9. David3290321

    [SOLVED] How to bypass Secureboot PLEASE HELP

    Hi, I have a 5600x and B550-Pro. I am updating windows 11 and it says I need to enable secure boot. I have tried everything to enable it but it just wont work. What I need help is bypassing it. I have already tried the registry editor LabConfig with BypassSecureBootCheck fix but it still doesn't...
  10. Mads Haugaard

    [SOLVED] Removing Malware Registry Keys safely?

    Hi everyone. I've recently been unlucky with a program and have gotten some malware on my pc, which I assume causes a windows booting issue I've been having. Currently, Malwarebytes has detected 11 Trojans in Registry Keys, and last time (many years ago) when I was removing registry key...
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    [SOLVED] Computer Can't Remember Recent Settings/Files

    I recently built a Windows 10 PC, and I've noticed that it never seems to retain short term data. Specifically, no programs that use an "open recent files" feature can detect said files, and all games revert to default settings on launch (even including unskippable tutorial prompts). I'm not...
  12. Purp1e Haze

    [SOLVED] Error 1327 Invalid drive D, Have tried everything to no solution.

    I keep receiving this error while trying to download AMD drivers and I cant find what's causing this issue I've gone to my registry and tried looking for any containing the letter D and cant find anything I also noticed my HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, is instead HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE not...
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    [SOLVED] Finding registry location for installer

    Hello and thanks for helping out, Background: I once had a folder under my D: drive (D: Projects)that I no longer use. In fact, I've created a new folder under my C: drive with the same name (C: Projects) In the past I used a third-party installer to install software onto my D: drive into D...
  14. Joed740

    Question Epic Games Launcher Invalid Drive / Could not find Component

    Harddrive with Epic Games installed on it died after trying to verify a game for an extremely long period of time. (Epic games is profanity). Now I no longer can install the launcher again due to the invalid drive being missing. Did the drive letter reassign workaround and now im presented with...
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    [SOLVED] I cant open apps withoot running it as admin and....

    cant open anything in Control Panel\System and Security\System such as advanced setting and remote settings im the admin account and i cant do anything with my laptop i know where the problem is and i fix it by making a reg file with this code Windows Registry Editor...
  16. tralph3

    [SOLVED] What options do I have with this Windows registry entry?

    I have a Thinkpad T430 running Windows 7. The laptop has a button on the top of the keyboard literally called "Black Button". It's supposed to launch some lenovo crap, but it never really worked. So I looked online and repurposed it. Somebody said that if I add a string value into this registry...
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    Question Key From Registry Missing in DCOM

    Ok, so I've spent the last four hours trying to figure this one out. My friend has a computer that I built for him and he is running into an issue on his computer where he keeps receiving an issue in Event Viewer from the source "DistributedCOM" and is getting a specific CLSID key and an APPID...
  18. Owent10

    Question Windows can't boot after deleting upper filter in registry

    Hello, My external hard drive wasn't showing up when I plugged it into my laptop. This is because I didn't eject it properly. So I followed some steps online to make the hard drive show up on my laptop: Step 1. Hit Start, type regedt32 and click OK. Step 2. Backup your registry by going to...
  19. K

    [SOLVED] Importing registry safe?

    I got my rig professionally overclocked recently and the overclocker told me that he made many registry changes. To not lose the OS, I did a system image backup via Windows. But for more safety, I exported the registry. My question is: If I were to reinstall Windows 10, could I simply import...
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    Question "MMC could not create the snap-in" on Device Manager

    It gives me the ID {74246BFC-4C96-11D0-ABEF-0020AF6B0B7A} I made the stupid mistake of messing around with the registry despite not knowing what i was doing, and I think I've ended up with some problem with newdev.dll. I have a full back-up of my registry, but I've learnt that restoring a full...
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    Question Windows 10 Laptop Rebooting When Trying To Install Software

    I have a Windows 10 laptop, and it seems as though it has a Drive C and a Drive D. I assume they're two partitions on one physical drive, but I couldn't say for certain. When my wife set this computer up, last year, she installed some software (e.g. FileZilla, Opera, and Paint Shop Pro) on...
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    Question Copy as Path Error

    My "Copy as Path" shortcut that appears when I right-click on a file or folder in Windows Explorer no longer works. I get the following error message every time. Please help me correct this error and thanks in advance. Here's the error message: "This file does not have an app associated with it...
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    [SOLVED] Chromium in registry even tho I NEVER installed itChr

    So I was browsing my registry and came across "Chromium" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, It only had one key with no value in it, I deleted it, after a cleaned up some junk files, rebooted my pc and there it was again, I made hidden files visible searched for chromium but nothing, I had google chrome...
  24. The Blue Infinite

    Question Icons keep on deleting

    Icons keep on defaulting even after I restore the registry. It's happened like 3 times now. They keep on turning into those default earth and page icons. Any help is appreciated.
  25. Aceina

    Question DDU removed my PC's ability to see my sound card

    I used DDU to fix an issue I was having with a display driver. It said it was attempting to create a restore point when I opened it, so I figured it made one (no idea where though cause I don't see it as an option in the system restore menu) Once I got the new Nvidia driver all set up, I found...
  26. suarezstar

    Question StartupCheckLibrary.dll Trojan?

    Hello ladies, gentlemen, and other. So, about two days ago I spent a lengthy amount of time with a guy from Microsoft fixing my Windows Updates program. It was just gone, basically. Since it wouldn't update at all and I couldn't download anything from the Windows 10 store. (Found this out...
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    Question Help, I corrupted my registry and PC won't boot Windows.

    I really care about my first HDD and so I called a friend and he told me that I could just install Windows into my second HDD and restore the registry using the backup OR salvage my data and wipe the first HDD Better yet, I remember having a copy of Linux on a USB lying around that can boot and...
  28. HardAsARockie

    Question Accidental Removal Of .bak File In Windows 10 Registry!

    Hello! Yesterday night, I was aiming to change the name of my C drive user folder. I did this, but then I was logged into a temporary user. I was going to use the registry to re-route my sign in to the new pathway, but as things kept failing and failing, I am now stuck at not being able to log...
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    Question No monitor output from graphic card with qcode A0

    i recently restarted my computer after about a month or 2 of simply putting it to sleep and now the only way i can get any video output is by using the motherboard video input. the only thing i did was addon an artic extreme cooler before the restart. the motherboard shows the qcode A0 which...
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    Question Installing hdd caddy in dvd slot on Lenovo V310

    Hello, I'm having some trouble about adding a second hdd in the dvd slot with a caddy. I have two new caddys 9.5mm height, and two good and tested laptop 2.5in hdds (both WD blue 1TB) On this laptop, lenovo V310 it's not appearing to be working corectly. I mean i install the caddy and it won't...
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    Question Mini RTX 2060 Vs Normal RTX 2060

    I was going to buy the Evga RTX 2060 6GB 2 fan version but it seems the card (11.5") is too big for my case a Coolermaster WaveMaster. My other option is a mini version, the Evga RTX 2060 6GB 1 fan version. Now while the 1 fan version is not as powerfull as the 2 fan one, 1755MHz Vs 1830 MHz...
  32. TheGRz

    Question Ryzen 5 1600 Build in 2019

    Hey I'm 2 weeks near to my 2nd Ryzen Build. I earlier had a Ryzen 3 2200G Entry level pc which i had assembled myself ( And had faced issues due to Ram which is not listed in the QVL). Now it's mu second build, I'm almost a noob in picking Ryzen memory. This time I'm making sure that everything...
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    [SOLVED] What upgrades can I make?

    Hello, my little brother has these PC specs https://valid.x86.fr/pg0v8s . On his computer. he only plays Roblox and Minecraft. But he wants to start playing better games. But I told him that he'd need some upgrades. What upgrades can I make? With the motherboard that this pre built PC has.
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    [SOLVED] I7 8700K Not turboing over 3,7GHZ

    Hello everyone So a friend of my has a 8700K and an Asus Z370-E gaming motherboard and his 8700K wont turbo over 3,7ghz so basically it doesn’t turbo. He has a silent loop 280 so the temps on the 8700k are not going over 55°c at max load. I checked his bios settings for intel turbo mode and...
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    Laptop constantly crashing when playing games

    First I should let you all know I am not really smart when it comes to this kind of stuff, so I have not been able to do a lot trying to fix this issue as I simply do not know how to. My laptop is the following: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154278 And it looks...
  36. M

    [SOLVED] Motherboard not detecting CPU Fans

    Hello Everyone. I have recently "completed" a new PC build, but whenever I start up my computer I get an error message saying CPU FAN ERROR and it makes me open up my BIOS. All my fans are spinning, and I have tried plugging them into both the CPU_Fan and CPU_OPT spots and nothing seems to get...
  37. K

    [SOLVED] Hey so i just bought an gtx 1070 and i was wondering if my power supply is enough its only 450

    Hey so i just bought an gtx 1070 and i was wondering if my power supply is enough my power supply is: 450 watts, autosensing, 85% PSU, EnergyStar 6.1, universal (110V-220V) this is a prebuild gaming pc my computer specs...
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    [SOLVED] AMD Ryzen 5 1600, how much voltage and GHz without heating?

    The title says it all, how much voltage and GHz is recommended on this PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Manike/saved/JK3GGX As it says I have an MSI B350 PC MATE Motherboard with AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and I'm trying to overclock it but I'm new to this and the first time I tried without help I made...
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    MSI GS73 Stealth Replacement 4K LCD

    Anyone know why MSI makes it so hard to find replacement parts for their laptops? I'm looking for a replacement LCD for my GS73VR 7RF Stealth 17.3" 4K laptop, and literally everyone shows "out of stock", and MSI is no help at all. It's a simple part to replace, if I could find one... This is a...
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    Internet is fine but i get 700+ ping in games

    Internet is fine but i get 700+ ping in games and i dont know how to fix it my system is: Intel Core i3-7100 Gtx 1050 8gb RAM