The registry also allows access to counters for profiling system performance. The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the registry. 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. com /en-us /windows /desktop /SysInfo /registry IA-32, x86-64 and ARM (and historically DEC Alpha, Itanium, MIPS, and PowerPC)ĭocs. Registry Editor, the user interface for the registry, in Windows 10Īpril 6, 1992 29 years ago ( ) with Windows 3.1
