How to edit Windows Registry?

What is the Windows Registry?

Registry is a database used by the Windows operating system (Microsoft Windows 9x, Windows CE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, Windows XP, Windows Vista ) to store configuration information.

The registry contains information that Windows constantly uses in its operations, for example: profiles for every user, applications installed on the computer, types of files that can each configure, property sheet settings for folders and etc. The registry is common to several Windows operating systems, although there are few differences among them.

Why is it important to terminate malicious registry entries?

Almost every malware and spyware modifies the Windows registry. An aim of malicious software  existence is to modify the vital settings of the Windows Operating System and to install a parasite in it and add their own registry entries. The malicious programs usually add various registry entries, generate new keys and modify default values. So that it the main goal why we need to learn how to kill malicious registry entries. Invalid registry entries may lead you to serious problems and they may be a reason of unreasonable performance of your PC too.

Remove spyware registry entries manually

1. Press the “Start” button and then click “Run”.
2. Write in “regedit” into the “Open” field. Then click OK button.
   
3. Now you’ll see a registry window: Registry Editor.
4. Click on the file you want to edit and choose “Modify” by using the right button of your mouse. You’ll see a new pop-up in which you have to enter a new value.
5. Choose the value you want to edit and click “Delete” option with the right mouse’s button. Attention! Make sure you deleted malicious entries.
6. Click “Edit” on the top menu, then choose “New” and click on your registry value.
7. At the left side of the Registry Editor’s window choose an object and then press „Export“ option.
   Type a name for the exported file and save it as a *.reg file.
8. Click „File“ option on the top meniu, choose the „Import“ option and then click on the file you want to imort to the Registry.