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==Research== | ==Research== | ||
===General structure=== | |||
* https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/structure-of-the-registry | |||
* Every node is a '''key''' that can have '''subkeys''' and/or data ("'''value'''") which is displayed at the right side of the regedit GUI. | |||
* Each '''value''' has 3 attributes: '''name''', '''type''', '''data''' | |||
===Hive=== | ===Hive=== | ||
* '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is a <span style="color:red">merged view</span>''' of the '''...\Software\Classes''' sub hierarchies in | * '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is a <span style="color:red">merged view</span>''' of the '''...\Software\Classes''' sub hierarchies in | ||
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'''Other''' | '''Other''' | ||
* https:// | * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry-value-types | ||
===Minimum requirements for new file types=== | ===Minimum requirements for new file types=== | ||
* '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.[yourExt]\shell\open\command''' | * '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.[yourExt]\shell\open\command''' | ||
* if this key | * if this key is to store a system variable, it's '''Default value''' needs to be of '''type REG_EXPAND_SZ''' | ||
** creating this manually gives a REG_SZ type, which will not work and cannot be changed within the regedit GUI | ** creating this manually gives a REG_SZ type, which will not work and cannot be changed within the regedit GUI | ||
** REG_EXPAND_SZ type can be created with reg files and '''programmatically''' | ** REG_EXPAND_SZ type can be created with reg files and '''programmatically''' | ||
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===Terms=== | ===Terms=== | ||
* The H in abbreviations stands for Hive. | * The H in abbreviations stands for Hive. | ||
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