Windows Registry

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf configuration database
gptkbp:accessibleBy gptkb:regedit.exe
reg.exe
gptkbp:canBeAccessedProgrammaticallyBy gptkb:PowerShell
gptkb:.NET_Framework
gptkb:Win32_API
gptkbp:canBeAccessedRemotelyBy gptkb:Remote_Registry_Service
gptkbp:canBeBackedUpBy gptkb:System_Restore
gptkbp:canImport gptkb:regedit.exe
gptkbp:canRestore gptkb:System_Restore
gptkbp:contains keys
values
hives
gptkbp:corruptedBy malware
gptkbp:criticalFor Windows boot
Windows operation
gptkbp:destroyedBy disk errors
improper shutdown
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Microsoft_Docs
gptkbp:editingBy administrators
users (with permissions)
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:regedit.exe
gptkbp:fileExtension .reg
gptkbp:hasRootKey HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_USERS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Windows Registry
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Windows_3.1
gptkbp:isHierarchical true
gptkbp:location %SystemRoot%\\System32\\Config
gptkbp:numberOfLocations system configuration
application settings
gptkbp:optimizedFor registry cleaners (not recommended)
gptkbp:proprietary true
gptkbp:replacedBy INI files
gptkbp:searchableBy gptkb:regedit.exe
third-party tools
gptkbp:supports binary values
32-bit values
64-bit values
expandable string values
multi-string values
string values
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Microsoft_Windows
gptkbp:usedFor user preferences
hardware configuration
software settings
startup configuration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Windows_System_Restore
gptkb:Registry_Editor
gptkb:Windows_Defender_SmartScreen
gptkb:CONFIG.SYS
gptkb:NT_(New_Technology)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6