====== Start Registry Editor ======

  - Click on the start button
  - Execute
  - Enter "regedit" (without inverted commas)
  - Enter

The registry editor will now start. Before making any changes, it is advisable to create a data backup:

  - Click on "File"
  - "Export"
  - Specify a target file

===== Screenshot =====

{{windows:essentials:regedit.jpg|}}

===== Further information =====

  * [[wpde>Windows-Registrierungsdatenbank]]

===== Note =====

:!:

The author is not liable for any damage caused by changing the registry. The registry is the central database of Windows. Changes should only be made here if you really know what you are doing.