The truth behind windows registry

Many people may not be aware that windows registry is the program that controls all applications and operations in your personal computer. Well if this is the first time you have heard this word, you need to read more to learn more about this unusual word for you.

Windows registry serves as the storage folder of all configurations of all hardware and software that can be found in your computer. If one is knowledgeable of the operations of your registry, you may notice that there are so many actions performed by this program.

So if you are not aware on how to find your windows registry, let me tell you how to do it. You can view your registry by running the Regedit command from Start > Run. You can find here the five root keys which hold a number of subkeys for different types of data. These keys are the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR), HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM), HKEY_USERS (HKU), and HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC). HKLM and HKU are the real root keys while the remaining three keys, HKCR, HKCU, and HKCC are only the mirror of these three keys. They make up the information that is related to the present user logged in to your computer.

But most of the time, the registry experiences various problems that may be caused by installing and uninstalling a program. This occurs when you uninstall programs in your computer and unneeded information is not erased and get jammed in your registry. This may also lead you computer to acquire viruses and spywares that can destroy the computer system. These problems may eventually create errors in your computer and may disable you to boot your system.

Well if you are experiencing these kinds of problems, you can always fix them by using a registry utility. This utility enables a computer user to mechanize registry repair process by scanning registry errors and fixing these errors in just a few minutes. This registry utility can also be used to defragment the registry and make it packed in. You can also make use of this tool to create registry backups that will help you restore your files in case of computer problems. When using this tool you will also be requested by this program to regularly clean your registry.

Many people are still not aware of the use and function of the windows registry because we do not immerse ourselves into knowing its functions. But if we will start learning things about this, we can truly aid in maintaining a clean and fast working computer. We do not anymore need the help of a technician to clean our registry and maintain a fast PC. We can just do it by ourselves. Awareness can always spark a very good effect for us and this can be applicable in the knowledge that we have for our computers. Windows registry may be a new word for us but we can surely learn so many important things about it. This knowledge can be very helpful to us and our computer as well.