Every Windows version has a specific way of storing its data, program files, and user profiles, some of which are set to default. This has further made most of us depend on the default settings by Windows, either willingly or otherwise. Since, there is always a way out, especially when talking in terms of technical issues. Here are some long followed default settings in Windows that can be changed according to the convenience of each user.
WBEM is an industry initiative to develop a standard technology for accessing management information in an enterprise environment.
You can use WMI to automate administrative tasks such as editing the registry in an enterprise environment. For help with the Reg. To restore registry subkeys that you exported, double-click the Registration Entries.
Or, you can restore the whole registry from a backup. For more information about how to restore the whole registry, see the Method 2: Restore the whole registry section later in this article. To restore the whole registry, restore the system state from a backup.
For more information about how to restore the system state from a backup, see How to use Backup to protect data and restore files and folders on your computer in Windows XP and Windows Vista. Windows Server Resources Kit. Inside the Registry. DPM is the new standard for Windows backup and recovery and delivers continuous data protection for Microsoft application and file servers that use seamlessly integrated disk and tape media.
For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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Any additional feedback? Note Security features in Windows let an administrator control access to registry keys. Note There is a 64K limit for the total size of all values of a key. Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. In this article. Contains the root of the configuration information for the user who is currently logged on. The user's folders, screen colors, and Control Panel settings are stored here.
This information is associated with the user's profile. This key is sometimes abbreviated as HKCU. Contains all the actively loaded user profiles on the computer. Contains configuration information particular to the computer for any user. This key is sometimes abbreviated as HKLM.
The information that is stored here makes sure that the correct program opens when you open a file by using Windows Explorer. This key is sometimes abbreviated as HKCR.
Contains information about the hardware profile that is used by the local computer at system startup. According to: Using ProfilesDirectory to point to a directory that is not the system volume will block SKU upgrades and upgrades to future versions of Windows. But that support. But I cannot find it. I did not address what Windows does or does not recommend. I find the reason stated in my para 6 to be compelling enough in its own right. My challenge seems to be where the outlook client stores your mail.
FYI the biggest size culprit is all the work cal invites where someone insists on attaching large files, but that's another issue altogether.
I commented on relocating user profiles in para 6. I have never done it and I know virtually nothing about the subject. You might find further guidance in TenForumsTutorials.
If you are talking about relocating an Outlook pst file then you can put that wherever you want. Outlook will complain when you next start it and will demand the new location, which it will happily work with thereafter [you don't have to keep telling it every time]. Tryx3 Article Author.
Windows provides reliable methods for relocating your user folders. You can also relocate your user folders by editing the Registry if you have made mistakes using Windows' intended methods.
I have relocated my own user folders. As a result, my OS drive usage is never more than about 40GB. Because my OS drive usage is so low, I can make system images within about 25 minutes even on my oldest computer. I believe that this procedure can be followed by any user. Just substitute your own user name wherever you read YourUserName.
I refer to the target drive as K: all the way through just to avoid endlessly repeating E: or F: or Just substitute your chosen drive letter wherever you read K:. The entries will probably be okay but it is easier to change them now rather than later. Looking at the existing entries does not commit you to changing anything. You can just have a look then Cancel. The first time I relocated my user folders I left all the permissions as they were and did not suffer at all. You might well read the following notes about permissions then just do the same as I did - decide to worry about the subject later.
The entry Administrators is a group name that includes all the Admin accounts that you create on the computer. The Users group name may not appear at all, particularly on Windows You should find that these are the permissions already set up so you will not need to change anything. If the existing settings do not suit you then click on the Advanced button and change them. I urge you not to remove any permissions for the Administrators group as that can have serious implications if you ever need to use an Admin account to sort out problems on your computer.
Consider removing permissions for any Users group name that does appear. You can generally achieve whatever you want by setting permissions for Authenticated users so having permissions for Users [i. Changing permissions can get confusing.
If, for example, you wanted to remove permissions just for an individual Standard [non-Admin, not a Guest ] user called Fred but to retain them for your own account YourUserName , you would have to remove permissions for the Authenticated users group as a whole and then add selected ones just for Fred and another set of selected ones for YourUserName [unless you are always going to be happy for your own account to remain an Admin account in which case you could just rely on having left all Administrators group permissions as they were].
Note that in the next step, Windows will offer to move the files across for you but it can get really awkward if it fails so it is safer to do this yourself beforehand. Windows will offer to move the now-empty folder, accept the offer.
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