If you’re encountering the error message An error is preventing this key from being opened while opening specific keys in Registry Editor on your Windows computer ...

This post shows how to fix the Registry Editor cannot rename the specified key; name already exists error. Windows sometimes throws an error message when you try to ...

Windows only: RegScanner, a free Windows utility, makes it easier to find registry keys and make quick edits to them. We've offered up a fair share of registry hacks over the years, and many of them, ...

Microsoft .Net enables you to access the Windows Registry programmatically to store and retrieve data. The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that comprises of a collection of Keys, Sub Keys, ...

Windows Registry or simply registry is a repository that stores low-level configurations and settings associated with the Windows operating system and its various programs. It’s one of those system ...

If you plan on tweaking any version of Windows, you’re going to have to get friendly with the Windows Registry, a database of information that defines how your PC works, including every part of ...

A version of this article appears in the November 2006 issue of Streaming Media magazine. Click here for your free subscription. After a relatively quiet 2005, 2006 brings some big improvements to ...

Over the years, we have witnessed how cybercriminals have developed and implemented sophisticated new techniques to outwit users. That being said, one thing has not changed and remains a constant ...

Anton is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocketnow.com. As publication leader, he brought Pocketnow as close as possible to the audience throughout the years, while leading a team of enthusiastic ...

Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) hijacking is an old type of cyberattack getting a new spin as attackers find stealthy ways to maintain persistence and evade detection. The Microsoft COM is a ...