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Enable regedit



What is regedit?

The Regedit is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit versions, 64-bit versions, and Windows Mobile. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, etc. Whenever a user makes changes to Control Panel settings, file associations, system policies, or most installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry.


How to enable regedit?

Nowadays a lot of viruses are intended to disable regedit because using regedit we can delete the virus registry and disable it from running at startup. To enable back regedit is easy, just put the command below in window run dialog box. The steps are like below:

  1. The command is: 
    REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
  2. Start>run>paste command>Enter

See picture below:
enable regedit