The Windows operating system registry database has a tree structure made up of sections, subsections ("hives"), "branches", and so on. The lowest element of this structure is the value of the variable. It is these structural elements in the registry that are most often and most often performed by both computer programs and users.
Necessary
Windows OS
Instructions
Step 1
A standard tool for manual work in the system registry of Windows is an application that has not been given its own name, but simply given the name "Registry Editor" - run this program. If the main menu of your OS version has a window for entering a search query, type regedit in it and press the Enter key. If you are using versions of earlier releases, first select Run from the main menu, then enter the same command and press the same button.
Step 2
If you know the name of the variable whose value you want to change, open the "Edit" section in the "Registry Editor" menu and select the "Find" line. This command brings up a search dialog on the screen. You can also access it using the "hot keys" Ctrl + F. In the "Find" field, enter the name of the parameter, and in the "Browse while searching" section, uncheck the "Section names" and "Parameter values" fields - this will significantly speed up search process. Then click the Find Next button. It is possible that the first match encountered by the search algorithm is not what you need - in this case, press the F3 key to continue the search.
Step 3
An alternative to automatic search is sequential expansion of subfolders in the left frame of the application window. If you do not know the exact name, but you know the place of the desired variable in the registry structure, use this method to access the desired value of the variable.
Step 4
After the variable is found, right-click on its name in the right frame of the editor. In the pop-up context menu, select the "Change" line, and in the window that opens after this, change the contents of the "Value" field. If the variable is in the REG_DWORD format, pay attention to the encoding of the input value - it can be represented in both hexadecimal and decimal systems. The corresponding mark must be put in front of one of the two fields in the "Calculus system" section. Then click the OK button.
Step 5
At the end of the procedure, close the "Registry Editor" window. No questions about saving changes, as other types of editors do, will not be asked, all edits have already been saved by clicking OK in the previous step.
