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The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores
configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating
systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system
components as well as the applications running on the platform: the
kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party
applications all make use of the registry. The registry also provides
a means to access counters for profiling system performance.
When first introduced with Windows 3.1, the Windows registry's primary
purpose was to store configuration information for COM-based
components. With the introduction of Windows 95 and Windows NT, its
use was extended to tidy up the profusion of per-program INI files
that had previously been used to store configuration settings for
Windows programs
configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating
systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system
components as well as the applications running on the platform: the
kernel, device drivers, services, SAM, user interface and third party
applications all make use of the registry. The registry also provides
a means to access counters for profiling system performance.
When first introduced with Windows 3.1, the Windows registry's primary
purpose was to store configuration information for COM-based
components. With the introduction of Windows 95 and Windows NT, its
use was extended to tidy up the profusion of per-program INI files
that had previously been used to store configuration settings for
Windows programs
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