This post submitted to MiniTool official website mainly teaches you how to open Windows 11 Registry Editor in multiple and easy-to-operate ways. Most of them are introduced by many other websites. Yet, we have them simplified and enable you to complete it within 3 clicks/steps!
What Is Windows Registry Editor?
Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that saves low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) and apps that opt to use the registry, such as the kernel, services, device drivers, user interfaces, and Security Accounts Manager. The registry also allows access to counters for profiling system performance.
In other words, Windows Registry contains information, settings, options, as well as other values for programs and hardware installed on all versions of Windows, including the next-generation Windows 11. Next, let’s see how to open Windows 11 Registry Editor, an editor that enables you to edit all registries on your computer.
#1 Open Windows 11 Registry Editor by Windows Search
You can find and open most Windows applications in Windows Search including the Registry Editor. Click on the magnifier in the taskbar and input “registry editor” or “regedit” in the search column. It will display all the related programs on your computer. Among them, you will easily find the Registry Editor. Just click on it to open or click the Open option.
You are recommended to right-click on the best match and choose Run as administrator or just click on the Run as administrator option. This will open an elevated Registry Editor.
#2 Open Windows 11 Registry Editor from File Explorer
Open Windows 11 File Explorer, type “regedit” in its address bar, and press Enter to launch Windows Registry Editor.
#3 Open Windows 11 Registry Editor Through Run Box
Press Windows + R keys to trigger the Windows Run dialog. Then, type “regedit” into the column and click OK (or press Enter) to launch Windows 11 Registry Editor.
#4 Open Windows 11 Registry Editor via Command
You can also trigger the Editor of Windows 11 Registry through command orders. Both command platforms in Windows can help.
To open Windows 11 Registry Editor with CMD, firstly, launch the command prompt from Windows Search. Then, type “regedit” and press Enter to open Registry Editor.
To open Windows 11 Registry Editor with PowerShell, similarly, you need to launch PowerShell first. Next, input “regedit” and press Enter.
#5 Make It Easier to Open Windows 11 Registry Editor Often
If you need to open and use Registry Editor frequently, you can create a shortcut of it on your desktop. then, you can launch it by double-clicking its shortcut just like opening other computer programs.
Let’s see how to create a Registry Editor shortcut.
- Right-click on your desktop and select New > Shortcut.
- Then, type “regedit”, click Next, and click Finish.
Then, you can double-click the Registry Editor shortcut to open it.
Windows 11 Assistant Software Recommended
The new and powerful Windows 11 will bring you many benefits. At the same time, it will also bring you some unexpected damages such as data loss. Thus, it is strongly recommended that you back up your crucial files before or after upgrading to Win11 with a robust and reliable program like MiniTool ShadowMaker, which will assist you to protect your increasing data automatically on schedules!
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