What registry keys do the Control Panel applets update?
March 4, 1999
A. A. The table below shows the control panel applet and the corresponding registry area, those not shown are stored in multiple areas.
Accessibility Options | HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelAccessibility |
Date/Time | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTimeZoneInformation |
Devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices |
Display | HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARERESOURCEMAPVIDEO |
Fonts | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionFonts |
Internet | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings |
Keyboard | HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop |
Modems | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnimodem |
Mouse | HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelMouse |
Multimedia | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMultimedia |
Ports | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARERESOURCEMAP |
Printers | HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrinters |
Regional Settins | HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternational |
SCSI Adapters | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARERESOURCEMAPScsiAdapter |
Services | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices |
Sounds | HKEY_CURRENT_USERAppEventsSchemesApps.Default |
Tape devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARERESOURCEMAPOtherDriversTapeDevices |
Telephony | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionTelephony |
UPS | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesUPS |
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