The Windows Registry contains information pertaining to drivers and related settings for hardware components; key OS parameters; information about services, protocols, and application data; and much, ...

Making changes to the Windows Registry, that arcane collection of files housed deep within the Windows operating system, can best be characterized as "fools rush in where even experienced gear heads ...

Microsoft recently published a detailed blog post on the various native Windows 11 configuration tools that allow users to tweak and customize Windows. This was the same post we noticed the first ...

Windows PCs tend to slow down over time on account of all the digital junk that builds up over time. Startup times become longer, files get messy, and the entire user experience becomes sluggish. And ...

In the most recent issue of the Windows Secrets newsletter, Fred Langa, a long-time writer there, tested 3 Windows registry/ system clean-up apps by timing how long a baseline virtual Win 7 install ...

Real desktop optimization happens below the surface. These Registry hacks remove the small annoyances that negatively impact your workflow.

Registry edits without cold sweats. Who knew.

Mention “the registry” to PC users, and they’ll probably think of standing in line for license plates, not the set of configuration files built into Microsoft Corp.’s operating systems. And Microsoft ...