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The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. . The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the regis
Windows NT 4.0 (Separate Tool), Windows 2000: Registry Editor: Allows users to browse and edit the Windows registry: regedit.exe: Windows 3.1: Windows Task Scheduler: Allows users to script tasks for running during scheduled intervals taskschd.msc: Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95: Software installation and deployment: Windows Update
COMCTL32.DLL implements a wide variety of standard Windows controls, such as File Open, Save, and Save As dialogs, progress bars, and list views. It calls functions from both USER32.DLL and GDI32.DLL to create and manage the windows for these UI elements, place various graphic elements within them, and collect user input.
The SCM executable, Services.exe, runs as a Windows console program and is launched by the Wininit process early during the system startup. [2] Its main function, SvcCtrlMain(), launches all the services configured for automatic startup. First an internal database of installed services is initialized by reading the following two registry keys:
An INI file is a configuration file for computer software that consists of plain text with a structure and syntax comprising key–value pairs organized in sections. [1] The name of these configuration files comes from the filename extension INI, short for initialization, used in the MS-DOS operating system which popularized this method of software configuration.
The charms are removed, and replaced with the Action Center. [1] [2] [3] In Windows Runtime apps, a menu button appears on the title bar that can be used to access the functions that previously required its usage.
A list of icon overlays is specified in the Windows Registry in the location mentioned further in this article. In the current implementation there are 4 bits in a structure that define the overlay index providing for a maximum of 15 overlays, 4 of which are reserved by the operating system. [ 1 ]
Windows Fax and Scan does not support TWAIN scanners. [124] It only supports WIA scanners. Windows Fax and Scan does not support copy/paste, drag and drop or import/export of previous faxes like Windows XP's Fax Console did. Windows Fax and Scan does not allow specifying the fax recipient's name if it is not added as a contact in Windows Contacts.