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  • The Windows Registry is mystifying to many users. What does it do, and are Registry "errors" really a problem?
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  • @levoGAMES
    @levoGAMES 8 ปีที่แล้ว +562

    "speaking of" is the new "goodbye"

  • @Simplegamemer
    @Simplegamemer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    great! now I can change the color of blue screen to green screen

    • @stevie1da_
      @stevie1da_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      If you have insider preview, you get that anyways 😂😂

    • @Scrappi
      @Scrappi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      SteezyT Insiders only get GSOD (Green Screen of Death) if it is a major issue, or if you trigger it in the registry's (obviously)

    • @soopyc
      @soopyc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      William // Devil Minty i put my usb in and i have an expired insider preview and windows crashed and it show the GSOD
      Error usb_init_error

    • @TheIceThorn
      @TheIceThorn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      because only in communist Russia there's the red screen of death.

    • @avi8aviate
      @avi8aviate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That has now been done in the Windows 10 Insider builds.

  • @Dennis-ns1yx
    @Dennis-ns1yx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +775

    Yall need to download more ram

    • @Meminators
      @Meminators 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I'll do it after I download more bandwidth

    • @TheNick540
      @TheNick540 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      brb, downloading more everything.

    • @BasVanMoorsel
      @BasVanMoorsel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I'll download more cpu cores.

    • @connelangusrice3635
      @connelangusrice3635 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I just got done downloading 4 GTX Titans from the cloud via DX12. I'm gonna download more hard drives as soon as I'm done downloading more CPUs and 4K monitors. I can now run wordpad at 3fps. Modern technolgy is amazing!

    • @TheNick540
      @TheNick540 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I found a better one.
      www.downloadmoreram.com/

  • @CodedXtreme
    @CodedXtreme 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    ccleaner... if it does not fix your problems then will... reinstall your windows

    • @mywayrocks
      @mywayrocks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +CCode X lol xD

    • @HolarMusic
      @HolarMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +CCode X Yep, ccleaner is awesome

    • @mdproForPC
      @mdproForPC 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +CCode X lmao

    • @icebalm
      @icebalm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +CCode X ccleaner is snake oil trash. I have seen it destroy so many windows installs. DO NOT USE.

    • @HolarMusic
      @HolarMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      icebalm used it for over 4 years and never had any problems with it

  • @DonneDiscordia
    @DonneDiscordia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    i kept waiting for ccleaner to come up sometime in the video.
    i am disappoint.

    • @YeOldeGeezer
      @YeOldeGeezer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ccleaner is actually a decent program! I use it myself along with Advanced System Care from IOBit

    • @TheDavidlloydjones
      @TheDavidlloydjones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I bought IOBit for a year -- but didn't renew because it's so totally irritating. Almost every time I used it I was subjected to a blizzard of commercial puffery, long windy interruptions about how the version I had spent good money on was not the *real powerful* IOBit, and I should send them another twenty or thirty dollars for the real thing.
      On one occasion they subjected me to a totally bogus "You have a problem, let us search it out. We can fix it for $20" false routine. I phoned them, got a silly girl who told me a bunch of lies first and then an urbane Indian who refunded my money right away, i.e. right away after the half hour wasted to get as far as him.
      The whole thing had the appearance of a cost-of-doing-business payment: this guy's job was to be nice to the certain percentage of victims who didn't put up with being victims. Having him on payroll was their overhead to get all the other suckers' money.
      Buyer beware.

    • @DTronicsUK
      @DTronicsUK 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      be carful with system care pro, i use it and it does have a little bit of adware (nothing more than a free antivirus would have such as AVG) other than that i agree it is a great free program to use, and IOBIT have released some other great tools as well including a windows 10 setting tweak (like the windows 10 no phone home tool)
      the uninstaller tool is another great program, allows you to batch uninstall multiple programs, and if it cant uninstall it via the programs uninstaller it will try to brute force uninstall it, then after it runs what they call "powerful uninstaller" which looks for any file left over on both your hard drive and registry and removes those sometime needing a system restart to finish removing

    • @skilz8098
      @skilz8098 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A few years back in the area of Windows XP - Vista I did use both CCleaner and programs from IOBit; but in truth they are not all they are cracked up to be. I learned over time if you're not too lazy that self managing your system is the best way to keep it running smooth and fast!

    • @ZonkedSardar
      @ZonkedSardar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Advanced System Care ruined two on my home machine so i asked for a refund. It messes with too much.

  • @m3tasc0ut
    @m3tasc0ut 8 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    As fast as possible isn't fast enough for me, so I increase video speed by at least 1.5x.

    • @nitzanamihai1014
      @nitzanamihai1014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Luis Gutierrez lol got it

    • @M8gazine
      @M8gazine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      big dt plays kinda like vaxei on tsukinami

  • @michaeljerome6591
    @michaeljerome6591 8 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    woman in the bathroom
    fast as possible

    • @johnwest2707
      @johnwest2707 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Michael Jerome ohhhhhhhhhhhhh snap

    • @ilidenstrmrege987
      @ilidenstrmrege987 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Michael Jerome 1. woman in the bathroom
      2. see
      3. fap
      4. profit

    • @Agtsmirnoff
      @Agtsmirnoff 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Michael Jerome or men in the women's bathroom, fast as possible

    • @Isaax
      @Isaax 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +iliden strmrege Simply clever

    • @ilidenstrmrege987
      @ilidenstrmrege987 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isaax
      - Škoda since 20-something

  • @simonj48
    @simonj48 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I'm somewhat surprised you didn't touch up on why the registry makes the PC slower over time as you install and install programs, or just daily using some programs that abuse the registry. And no mention of why Microsoft's move to UWP (Universal Windows Platform) for app/applications is important going forward.
    So, while Linux pointed out that the registry does indeed make it easy for some apps to 'talk' to each other, there are some software that just abuses the registry for more then just leaving settings in there, some will load up the registry with masses of amounts of data that has to be loaded and managed regardless every time your PC starts up. Or when you uninstall a program the uninstaller doesn't know what additional registry settings were added while you were using the program and just leaves them there. Some programs such as Microsoft's own Visual Studio make use of the registry so much, that it increases the registry size by over 50MB just from installation, with the majority of them not being cleaned up after an uninstall.
    Microsoft's move to UWP allows developers to lock in a registry to their own app instance, so any registry changes are kept with the program, only loaded with the program, and completely removed with the program. This helps keep the system a lot cleaner and faster over time, with less need to use cleaners.
    The registry is probably the number one thing that 'slows' down a PC over time, and why fresh installs of Windows feel faster.

    • @Flaneur27
      @Flaneur27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are the man!!!

    • @Dadi_Shield
      @Dadi_Shield ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the answer i am looking for!

    • @j.d.3269
      @j.d.3269 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which registry cleaner do you recommend?

  • @corruptedminds5679
    @corruptedminds5679 8 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    2:30 We NEED this as a WAN show emote. :)

    • @CoolJoe330
      @CoolJoe330 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree

    • @ghoulbuster1
      @ghoulbuster1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      make it, KappaLinus

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      kappa

    • @sophiatheodores7985
      @sophiatheodores7985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      does anyone know how to actually do that?

    • @VlasimoEstacimo
      @VlasimoEstacimo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      For if anyone still wondering how to do that without knowing how to search for the keyword on Google, try:
      "windows oem logo"
      glhf

  • @addi.1813
    @addi.1813 8 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    LinusTechTips as fast as possible.

    • @slap_my_hand
      @slap_my_hand 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +addison kwong linus media group as fast as possible

    • @darkdancerman
      @darkdancerman 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      yus

    • @tylerweigand8875
      @tylerweigand8875 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This video as fast as possible.

    • @ponzi677
      @ponzi677 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      set the speed to 2 and itll be even faster

    • @IamMortui
      @IamMortui 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      As Fast As Possible, as fast as possible.

  • @Joshdavies146
    @Joshdavies146 8 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    How to delete system32 as fast as possible

    • @acat8551
      @acat8551 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, this is good. It hogged up a lot of my hard drive space and ram. After I deleted it, my computer went super fast it's unbelievable.

    • @mika2666
      @mika2666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Josh Davies and for linux and mac users: how to execute "sudo rm -rf /"

    • @Joshdavies146
      @Joshdavies146 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Just A Meme (No Need To Worry) please teach me how I followed a How To Basic tutorial but got my dick stuck in program files x86 because of access is denied file type is too large???? Instructions unclear do I need more lube or what??

    • @noofthenoob5349
      @noofthenoob5349 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i will kill anyone who screws up the likes count on this comment :
      *how to delete system32*
      *32 likes*

    • @skilz8098
      @skilz8098 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How to install windows in less than 30 seconds: First take your windows cd / dvd break it in half, 2nd go to a working computer and download any linux type platform and burn it to a booable iso disk, then install as normal.

  • @zamranger31
    @zamranger31 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This channel has taught me so many things about computers. It is amazing for someone who is keen on becoming a tech geek and study computer science like myself ! Thank you Techquickie !

    • @alexkimmel386
      @alexkimmel386 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      my buddy asked me about helping him with his computer and selecting parts. you bet your rear end i sent him here to brush up! lol

    • @Sensei_gojo
      @Sensei_gojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gaming scan was the beginner of beginner channels that explained things in a super simple and hella short way. And then techquickie is the next step on the ladder

  • @jayee88
    @jayee88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Was expecting a malwarebytes or cc cleaner "adver-tis-mint" at the end...

    • @Jeffen
      @Jeffen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +BattousaiHBr
      its CC leaner...

    • @shutereye2634
      @shutereye2634 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still reading it as CC Cleaner I see, that's a paddlin'.

    • @the-mailmann
      @the-mailmann 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +CHiSEEN It's C Cleaner, because when it first came out, it was called crap cleaner. They later changed it to CCleaner.

    • @the-mailmann
      @the-mailmann 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      BattousaiHBr Haha!

  • @anuj5573
    @anuj5573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    Linis media groop
    Ofishal registry cleaner
    # 4:22
    who saw that ?

    • @roke4099
      @roke4099 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +zack knight me

    • @vicr123
      @vicr123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Looke Lafr" :P

    • @GawblyOG
      @GawblyOG 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      L Cleanr*

    • @AKIOTV
      @AKIOTV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Rafat Rifaie That face :)

    • @delpantion6045
      @delpantion6045 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I seen that as well fellow Modern Warfare fan

  • @therbz
    @therbz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    fatal error:
    there's a fatal error.

  • @vRaDoNv
    @vRaDoNv 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    that voice crack at 3:22.

  • @bluephreakr
    @bluephreakr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Other changes people can do in the registry;
    * Change / reset timers and other expiries stored in registry
    * Delete / Modify persistent program settings normally inaccessible by conventional means
    * Make available other features normally handled by GPEdit on home systems
    For some users tho long to have some older Windows feature, the registry can be a place to enable these features. Also, for more dubious purposes... you're on your own, but you know what to search for. ;)

    • @skilz8098
      @skilz8098 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A good use for the windows registry if you know how to use it, is to remove the damn x-many days trial periods that some trial version program comes with...

  • @Julianna.Domina
    @Julianna.Domina 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Using CCleaner to regularly use its registry tool works excellent for me and everyone else I know.

    • @truckertech9272
      @truckertech9272 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ditto!

    • @OnlyNeedJuan
      @OnlyNeedJuan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +New American Fishkeeper CCleaner is probably the best one for getting rid of programs that are sneaky, for sure.

    • @Julianna.Domina
      @Julianna.Domina 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OnlyNeedJuan Gaming As someone who just bought a Lenovo laptop, that's one of its better functions.

    • @OnlyNeedJuan
      @OnlyNeedJuan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      New American Fishkeeper Oh boy, good luck with that hahaha

    • @Ubeogesh
      @Ubeogesh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +New American Fishkeeper I've used that tool a couple of times too. But you cannot really say that "it works excellent", because most of the times it doesn't do anything useful.

  • @buzzluxx1042
    @buzzluxx1042 8 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I clean my registry with CCleaner like a litter box

    • @phantom7489
      @phantom7489 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Garbage

    • @truckertech9272
      @truckertech9272 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I use CCleaner too, and have for years. It is awesome.

    • @phantom7489
      @phantom7489 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am the CC cleaner, I don't like programs messing with my files like that. I do it manually

    • @ooof5281
      @ooof5281 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you explain how to do it?
      Using CCleaner of course. :D

    • @chesterolson9242
      @chesterolson9242 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Windows is the whole litter box. Not just the registry

  • @Dima-ox4bg
    @Dima-ox4bg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Registry is very outdated. Programs dont realy need it and all the information stored there is very hard to understand.
    Why would any human use {1f2e5c40-9550-11ce-99d2-00aa006e086c} as a label?

  • @nO_d3N1AL
    @nO_d3N1AL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The problem with the registry is that although it allows for customization it is painful to navigate and not particularly user-friendly. Microsoft should make it easier to work with the registry graphically; - for example, customizing the context menus, what comes up when you go to the "New" menu by right-clicking etc.That would be awesome.

    • @0M9H4X_Neckbeard
      @0M9H4X_Neckbeard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Sina Madani that's what the windows 10 settings app is for, it is meant to unify more settings in one app instead of scattering them around the OS or hide them in the registry

    • @0M9H4X_Neckbeard
      @0M9H4X_Neckbeard 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** settings -> system -> info
      there are your specs

    • @nO_d3N1AL
      @nO_d3N1AL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm talking about actually changing settings that Windows doesn't acknowledge exist; such as context menu options. Windows 10 is pretty poor at exposing customizability.

  • @dancoulson6579
    @dancoulson6579 8 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I'd rather have a 'cryptic' error message that tells me exactly what happened.
    Something like "Error 53. File 'ImportantFile.log' cannot be found. Click OK to terminate the program." is useful, not cryptic. It specifies what the problem is.
    What I really hate are the modern, condescending, patronizing error messages like "Whoops! Something went wrong there and we need to close down." ... Firstly, that's not constructive in any way, and secondly, any programmer who uses the word "whoops" in their error messages needs to change jobs to a children's TV show presenter.
    Even the new Windows setup starts off by saying "Hi". It's just cringe worthy. What the hell are Microsoft playing at recently?
    They used to make really well designed, professional, work oriented software. Now it's like they're trying to make everything usable for idiots.

    • @datascreamnnotyou4992
      @datascreamnnotyou4992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      you just described everything i hate about modern windows. I think there should be a setting to force windows to tell you EVERYTHING that is happening specially at boot and UEFI can s@c a D!K

    • @dancoulson6579
      @dancoulson6579 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can enable verbose dialog on Windows startup in Windows 7. I don't know about 8 or 10 though.
      It's in the group policy under the interactive logon settings. But still, I do agree about Windows being more informative about exactly what is happening.

    • @dancoulson6579
      @dancoulson6579 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry, I looked into it, and I gave you the wrong path. (Hey, I run a domain with over 50 GPO's. I'm bound to get them confused!)
      Open GPEdit and browse to 'Computer configuration\policies\Administrative templates\System\' You may see an entry called 'Verbose vs normal status messages"
      Set this setting to enabled. Now instead of showing "Welcome" for the whole duration of logon, you will see messages like "Applying user settings", "Applying printer policy", "Applying folder redirection policy", etc...
      Now you know where it is, you can create a GPO and tell it to run on all client computers. I suggest enabling it on all of your servers too.
      I think you could also do it from the local policy editor, if for any reason, you're not running a domain.

    • @datascreamnnotyou4992
      @datascreamnnotyou4992 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      windows 10 here.......I miss verbose

    • @dancoulson6579
      @dancoulson6579 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Windows 10, huh?
      I remember trying the pre release demo of that for a few months. I really disliked it :(

  • @ThunderKat
    @ThunderKat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Level 1, 2, 3 cache on CPU ASAP...

    • @YungPixel
      @YungPixel 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Thunder Kat that's super easy; they are slower but larger memory in order of number eg L1 is fastest but smallest and L3 is slowest but largest

    • @ThunderKat
      @ThunderKat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      sekemene but i wonna know all the tech info, like data transfer, response time, cost per Mb, how much improve performance 2Mb vs 4,6,8,12,20 on several task blablabla ^^

  • @frostycreeper1055
    @frostycreeper1055 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Back then, Windows and programs used small ini text files to store settings" Back then my arse. I still come around some of those files in modern programs around my hard drive on my laptop.

    • @frostycreeper1055
      @frostycreeper1055 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Krzysztof Korzeniewski Yep. A lot of programs related to Minecraft I use all have ini files with them.

    • @hellterminator
      @hellterminator 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Krzysztof Korzeniewski That's not for ease of access but for portability. If you use registry to store settings you won't be able to run the same .jar on a Mac or a Linux PC.

    • @skilz8098
      @skilz8098 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I still remember the days of Win 3.11 - Dos 6.0.... opening up *.ini , *.bat, *.cfg files in the old basic editor... oh the pain.

    • @rienbijl4707
      @rienbijl4707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      INI files are really usefull for development because of the portability they provide. Imagine a program that is designed to run on different machines (by for example a usb stick), you can’t let them run by registery entries, it would break the portability. Also, sometimes ini files are usefull for webdev, for example, php makes smart and plentifull use of ini files.

    • @stan.rarick8556
      @stan.rarick8556 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Linus slipped up. He's from the future, so our "now" is his "back then".

  • @jello1977
    @jello1977 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tacky advertisement! Open mouth...insert foot. I'm sure lynda.com was thrilled about that.

  • @AM-uu2ho
    @AM-uu2ho 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Where is the link for the "Ofishal Registry Cleanr?" I needz it.

    • @elongatedmusketeer4676
      @elongatedmusketeer4676 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      go to downwoadmoarwam.gov and entr credt cad infromation

    • @TheBrickson98
      @TheBrickson98 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ahmed Moshet The ofishal link tho. i doent want a skam vershun

    • @elongatedmusketeer4676
      @elongatedmusketeer4676 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +brickson98 owh go to dowmwoadcheener.cawm

    • @jorihiukka6483
      @jorihiukka6483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go to ccleaner.com

    • @shrauk245
      @shrauk245 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      CCleaner I good

  • @vwestlife
    @vwestlife 8 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    It's actually "the Run dialog box", not "the Run window".

    • @123456789billybobjoe
      @123456789billybobjoe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +vwestlife Holy sheet it's vwestlife!

    • @jeremydao
      @jeremydao 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Time to request a redo of Windows Registry As Fast As Possible! EVERYONE RIOT!!

    • @brickman409
      @brickman409 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +vwestlife
      picky picky

    • @DarcyFerrier
      @DarcyFerrier 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      doood I watch you all the time, what's up?

    • @Connie_cpu
      @Connie_cpu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +vwestlife Technically, dialog boxes are windows ;)

  • @RichardsWorld
    @RichardsWorld 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Most Windows newbies should delete their Windows Registry.

    • @bredbeddledehautdesert4561
      @bredbeddledehautdesert4561 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Richard's World lol, your evil

    • @mq870
      @mq870 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      After that, when you boot your Pc it just goes To the recovery-screen.

  • @idanratinsky8480
    @idanratinsky8480 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was a great introduction! I would love seeing you give even more details on registry editing, maybe you wanna do a "Top 10 most useful registry edits"? I have no doubt it will be amazing because you are so excellent at understanding UX issues and so I'm sure you have in mind every little detail that you would want to fix in Windows. So dig into those Google searches for the best ideas... I found this reg edit that lets you change the icon of of the different drives, so I put a picture of the HDD and SSD and a diagram of RAID0... I thought it was pretty and kind of smart ass thing... Btw I say that you are so excellent at UX because I saw your video of upgrading the iMac... You were so amazing at picking up every single detail about the differences between mac and Windows... You even found a couple of things I never notice but I agreed with everything it was so much fun watching! Love you and thanks!

  • @Majora96
    @Majora96 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The windows registry is a terrible piece of trash

  • @jonspoonamore3721
    @jonspoonamore3721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm an old Network Admin. From the beginning... I have hated the Registry-File. It's just an Access database file. And as such... Prone to the the same problems of bloat and optimization problems when grown beyond a certain size!!!
    Thank God Linux has not taken the same path!!!!

    • @Krutonium
      @Krutonium 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Jon Spoonamore You may wish to do more research - It's actually a filesystem in a disk image file, to be perfectly accurate - except that it was half assed. It's corrupt right from the get go on a Windows system now days.
      As for how terrible it is - I completely agree.

    • @jonspoonamore3721
      @jonspoonamore3721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Kenton B Actually... I have not done this since the Windows 95 days... You can copy the registry file and rename the extension to .mdb It will open as an Access database. At the time, Access was a major database player in the PC market. As usual... Microsoft took the path of least-resistance to fix issues they needed fixing. Behold.... The Registry-File was born from Access!!! If the registry file is now mountable file-system, the problem has gotten way worse than I thought!!!! I split from Windows, ages ago, to the Linux community. Long live Text Configuration Files!!! And... The ability to Install software/upgrades without needing to reboot a 1,000+ times!!!!

    • @KSPAtlas
      @KSPAtlas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      dbus exists

  • @IncapableLP
    @IncapableLP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not even MS understands the Registry in its entirety!

    • @Ubeogesh
      @Ubeogesh 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +IncapableLP I hope that's a joke, because registry is pretty damn simple

  • @BartSchuck
    @BartSchuck 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good general intro to this subject. I found myself editing this bugger time and again for corporate users. Been so long, I can't even remember the specifics. I loved taken the "sledge hammer" approach and deleting whole sections within particular branches. Amazingly enough, sometimes they'd rebuild themselves. Other times I was merely manually removing residual from uninstalled programs.

  • @BrunoSep182
    @BrunoSep182 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:34 Over 9000% faster?! Gimme Jimmy!

  • @Brittonbadog
    @Brittonbadog 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn, this was incredibly informative. Just set up my context menu and got rid of all the bloat thanks to this video and HowToGeek.

  • @MegaMoto85
    @MegaMoto85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    dank memes explained

  • @Kapin05
    @Kapin05 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You're an amazing creator. I learned so much from this short video!

  • @EldritchAugur
    @EldritchAugur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The registry is a scary and unpredictable thing that I won't ever touch again. I had a virus on one of my old computers and I used an anti-virus program to brute-force remove it from my computer and it ended up deleting a bunch of stuff from my registry.
    Next time I turned it on, all sorts of stuff broke and weird things started to happen. Every time I would log into steam I would have to wait for the connection to fail and then manually log in. Battle.Net completely broke and I was unable to update it entirely, same goes for razer synapse. Eventually I got so fed up that I tried to reformat my computer and even that wouldn't work. I was unable to update my computer so that I could remove the updates and erase everything. It was a complete mess.
    So no, the registry is no joke. If you start messing around with files you aren't sure about it can cause some incredibly strange issues.

    • @naota3k
      @naota3k 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Kolbe Howard wut

    • @Root174
      @Root174 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Kolbe Howard So what did you do in the end?

    • @motoryzen
      @motoryzen 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Kolbe Howard Been there, did that, got the t shirt, and it didn't fit correctly. So from that moment onward..I Started making System Image Backups at least once weekly to one drive, then manually backups of my data ( and whatever else COULD be manually backed up), twice weekly to a separate drive.
      I encountered a similar virus again ( albeit it was my own fault as I was testing the resistance of IE versus chrome to allow malware into my pc ). Tried the system image restoration. The virus seemed gone. For 3 more weeks straight, flawless system performance. Then I tried to test chrome versus IE versus Firefox in the same contest context. Got a different kind of virus that acted like Ransom Ware, but oddly didn't always lock me out of my desktop ( weird eh?).
      For that situation, system image restoration did nothing. I had to " Custom" install Windows from the beginning and manually reinstall all my programs.

    • @forgottenprose
      @forgottenprose 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Kolbe Howard Were you using Norton? Sounds like a crap anti-virus to me, even if it did make changes to the registry, any reputable software would advise you to make backups or at least a restore point.

    • @EldritchAugur
      @EldritchAugur 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Proverbial Potato I don't remember. It was that shitty FBI "go to the nearest atm" virus that kept popping up whenever I logged in. I was trying to get rid of it for hours and just got frustrated. I downloaded some super sketchy "registry cleaner" software and that's what did it.
      In retrospect obviously it was retarded for me to do that but this was years ago and I wasn't thinking clearly.

  • @lazzer408
    @lazzer408 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ini files were and are the way to do things. Goof a setting? just hop in the ini and fix it. What happens when you put all your eggs in one basket? Ask Micro$oft. They know.

  • @xdarrenx
    @xdarrenx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've used CCleaner for a decade or so, and it most definitely makes things snappy again for me. With snappy I mean 5% increase or so, and overall a bit more responsive. Whoever thinks it increases by 9000% or some shit is just.. uninformed..
    It usually only needs to be done once every few months or so, depending on how much I've done, but it does help. It's mostly a lot of cache cleaning, and registry edits not so much, but they do pop up enough for me personally. I can often trace back the registry points it wants to clean to software I don't have/use anymore. I can definitely recommend.

  • @skorpion1298
    @skorpion1298 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I need the pic from 4:05 ! It's awesome!

  • @blakegriplingph
    @blakegriplingph 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Windows 3.1 introduced a rudimentary registry for file associations afaik. It wasn't until Windows 95 when they made it mainstream.

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +blakegriplingph
      Ohai fancy seeing you here. ;)
      I don't recall the same thing about 3.1. I think it was for drivers. At any rate, the registry makes it a pain to make programs portable. So much for calling the format Portable Executable.

    • @blakegriplingph
      @blakegriplingph 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      mfaizsyahmi.
      The registry consolidated configuration settings to a single database, but it too can be overwhelming. The one as seen on Windows 3.1 only stored configuration for file associations and COM stuff if I'm not mistaken.

  • @NoorquackerInd
    @NoorquackerInd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My 2 favorite reg edits: Force BSOD and custom OEM info!

  • @KrooNfps
    @KrooNfps 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Linus why are your hands orange?

  • @HDPS3GAMES
    @HDPS3GAMES 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    in b4 lynda.com stop sponsoring after that burn.

  • @chchandtanha968
    @chchandtanha968 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Programming languages as fast as possible.

  • @pieterrossouw8596
    @pieterrossouw8596 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Windows registry is basically like all the configuration files on a Linux system, nicely placed together in a quite vulnerable way so that updating a program can and eventually will screw up the entire OS.

  • @TheFilledk
    @TheFilledk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Linux As Fast As Possible!

    • @Randomguy86204
      @Randomguy86204 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +TheFilledk A free open source operating system thats driven by the community, main creator is Linus Torvalds (a long with others of course), it runs famous operating system Android.
      It dominates the server market right now and is based off UNIX, it is not that great for desktop use because it is not populated (it controls 2% of desktop market now) therefore applications are not supported such as Microsoft Office, Games, powerful editing tools etc. Linux is good for programmers as it gives them tools for programming that Windows simply can't offer.
      Mac OSX is also based off UNIX like Linux so programmers can utilise the tools on Linux using a Mac while still giving the full application support like MS Office, games etc. Hence the term "Macs just work". It's a god send for us programmers.
      There are many Linux operating systems that range from super easy to use like Ubuntu or Mint, to extremely hard to use such as Arch, Gentoo or LFS. Its extremely customisable however if you want to tweak you should have some sorta tech savvy love in you.
      You're welcome :)

    • @cldream
      @cldream 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds. Now it's considered to be an operating system distributron because the inclusion of the Linux kernel and other utilities that make up GNU/Linux. To date, there's more than 300 distributions, of which the most commonly-known is Ubuntu.

    • @saturniunyttech679
      @saturniunyttech679 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A garbage OS still better chan Chromebooks.

  • @TheDude50447
    @TheDude50447 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    seeing that linus logo reminded me of that jurassic park scene. Ah ah you didnt say the magic word.

  • @nustada
    @nustada 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If someone has to be told how to view the registry, they shouldn't.

  • @KagoK
    @KagoK 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can i have that linus face on my system screen

    • @TheyBenefit
      @TheyBenefit 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Undertale Trash ;3 Should Undertale be played with controller or keyboard?

  • @sorenkair
    @sorenkair 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    why are linus' hands so yellow?

  • @reselim
    @reselim 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2:31 WHERE DO I SIGN UP!?

  • @centurybug
    @centurybug 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Huh. I have the same computer that old man at 3:10 is using. Maybe it's time to update..

    • @amay5319
      @amay5319 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have a dell dimension 9150

    • @centurybug
      @centurybug 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      UltimateGokuLSSJ7 Actually it's a 9200. It runs Windows Vista Business. :P

    • @notCAMD
      @notCAMD หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn

  • @sirvandorlot169
    @sirvandorlot169 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Linus, I love all your channels and I learn so much from your videos while still having fun. Never quit TH-cam.

  • @rogerhonacki5610
    @rogerhonacki5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Windows Registry is the stupidest idea ever foisted on the public. Because it’s a single file, corrupting it corrupts the entire computer. In Unix and Linux, the similar etc directory is organized into individual files. If one becomes corrupt, say a networking configuration, the machine will still boot with all the other services intact except networking, allowing the machine to boot in order to fix the networking configuration. Then the networking service can be restarted even without rebooting the machine, preserving any running programs. In Windows however, a single settings corruption for any service can lock up the whole machine on boot, requiring restoration of the entire registry in the state it was right before windows crashed. If you don’t have a snapshot of the registry right before it crashed, the machine will in most cases be unrecoverable.

  • @BobBobson
    @BobBobson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I migrated a single Diablo 2 install across 6 computers just by copying the program files and regkeys. Back in the easy days.

    • @MxCraven
      @MxCraven 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Bob Bobson I didn't even change the regkeys. I just copied the install to my USB and it worked. I just have to launch through the proper EXE not the shortcut to that EXE

  • @leytonjay
    @leytonjay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The registry was always the bane of Windows 95 thru XP. You'd boot up and it would still be epically busy doing something five to ten minutes later. Back in the old days you could hear the hard drive going nuts sequentially reading the registry for ages.

  • @EnvAdam
    @EnvAdam 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my personal favorite registry edit is to edit the shutdown timeout.

  • @Hexthrill
    @Hexthrill 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most games still use .ini to store settings, but a great example of a game which used the registry to store it's settings is Firewatch. I wanted to change the game's FoV and had to do it through the registry.
    Nifty :)

    • @0M9H4X_Neckbeard
      @0M9H4X_Neckbeard 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +NarkDights | Hexthrill basically every game I've ever seen stored settings in the registry

    • @OFfic3R1K
      @OFfic3R1K 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +0M9H4X yet, most of the games still use .ini files to store settings. Guess it's less hassle developing and testing that way.

  • @timmyp7
    @timmyp7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:17 *Girly scream in the background*

  • @darkhawk1979
    @darkhawk1979 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've used CCleaner before to "fix" my registry and once it made Windows unusable and wouldn't let me make any changes, even though it is a reputable cleaner. This was years ago and it was the first time I used it so I'm guessing it was my own fault, but just be careful about these programs.
    I also used to have Avira as my anti-virus and in the full-featured version that you have to buy (I just used it once during a trial period) the cleaning utility on that made a massive improvement to my computer's speed and made no errors.
    Long story short: they can be useful but they can also be fraught with danger if you're not careful, even with the good ones.

  • @EquinoxTheGryph
    @EquinoxTheGryph 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Unix/Linux as fast as possible

    • @mirsec0088
      @mirsec0088 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +STcraft They'll never do it, they're Windows fanboys.

    • @pedros5985
      @pedros5985 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mirsec008 they did it

  • @lordkillspree
    @lordkillspree 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wonder how many people are gonna mess up their computers after watching this. One small typo in the registry can cause Windows to not boot properly, depending on what changes you're trying to make. Always back up the registry before editing.

  • @skyller0079
    @skyller0079 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    PC Tweaks.. rocks \m/

  • @GuvernorDave
    @GuvernorDave 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That sponsor segue though...Linus seems to have become self aware with the tacky in your face advertisements thing!

  • @marisirsa2292
    @marisirsa2292 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Used to change CD key for Titan quest in registry, so we could play online without buying the game.

    • @tcutchi
      @tcutchi 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Māris Irša Huh, I'm not the only one who still plays Titan Quest... Neat! :D

  • @KSPAtlas
    @KSPAtlas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Linux is still in the configs and "registry" era. Generally core system functions like initramfs or bootloader are controlled via config file (they have an entire root folder called /etc!) , while things like desktop environments use dbus (Linux equivalent of registry)

    • @nerd2544
      @nerd2544 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll take this over registry garbage anyday thanks
      still have to use a third party uninstaller app that also clears leftober registry entries from the uninstalled apps so windows doesn't get bloated to shit

  • @GuuMonster
    @GuuMonster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I use it all the time!
    -Looke Lafr
    rly? XD

  • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
    @lawrencedoliveiro9104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:18 “Robust”? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
    There is a reason why Linux systems stick with text-based config files, instead of aping the Windows Registry: because it Just Works Better™.
    OK, let me clarify that: it works better provided that software is *disciplined* about where it keeps its config files (as Open-Source software tends to be). Windows developers, on the other hand, just scattered their configs every bloody where. Which is why Microsoft created the Registry. So now Windows developers scatter their crap all over the Registry.

  • @AndrewBlakem
    @AndrewBlakem 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    actually one of the most useful "as fast as possible" videos for me! didn't know you could customize so much more about Windows through the registry. thanks.

  • @crowbartender
    @crowbartender 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think this is the best one: In the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\kbdhid\Parameters, create a value named CrashOnCtrlScroll, and set it equal to a REG_DWORD value of 0x01.
    Now you can get that nice BSOD any time you want, just by holding scroll lock and double tapping ctrl!

  • @ProrokC2
    @ProrokC2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why are drivers disks so small. Why aren't they a standard CD size but mini?

    • @DeltaDestiny
      @DeltaDestiny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +ProrokC2 Translation.
      Why are drivers dicks so small. Why aren't they a standard CD size but mini?

    • @LifeWulf
      @LifeWulf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +ProrokC2 Most driver discs actually are a standard CD size. I think I've only ever seen one that was a mini disc. But many hardware manufacturers don't even include a disc at all anymore, they'll just send you to the website where you can download the latest driver, if the generic Windows one isn't good enough.

    • @DannyOvox3
      @DannyOvox3 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ProrokC2 Drivers for a single program usually are very small in file size, manufacturing a regular size CD is wasted money.
      However, DRIVERS for a motheboard are regular size.

    • @DannyOvox3
      @DannyOvox3 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I said ...

    • @math1472
      @math1472 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ProrokC2 some driver disks are smale then full size

  • @RoximRox
    @RoximRox 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I made it so my trackpad settings didn't reset to the windows 10 tablet like defaults every time I turn of my laptop by tweaking something in my registry. That's about as versed as I am. Durn Synaptics.

  • @halofannatic
    @halofannatic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    FINALLY! THANK YOU!

  • @samdeur
    @samdeur 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LinusWindows I would consider switching from Linux for that one ;-) I managed UNIX systems with ini files liked them better than the registry crap but that's because I'm a Linux nurd and have no registery

  • @silasmayes7954
    @silasmayes7954 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the most helpful videos you guys have made!!!

  • @HowieIsaacks
    @HowieIsaacks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Windows is crap covered crap with crap filling. The registry is the WORST "feature" of Windows. Get a Mac. There is no registry, and if you have to nuke a bunch of settings, they're all stored in property list files that are easily deleted.

  • @motazfawzi2504
    @motazfawzi2504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:11
    Called ionize

  • @Conjon8811
    @Conjon8811 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do linux kickstarting next! Been kickstarting a dozen linux boxes the last few weeks and am surprised so few people know what it is.

  • @Lippeth
    @Lippeth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That segue was a train wreck...never change, Linus!

    • @ChozoSR388
      @ChozoSR388 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Nathan Maxx I was all like, "Oooooh, apply cold water to the affected area..."

  • @hughmccormack5193
    @hughmccormack5193 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Screen shot at 4:51? Is that a Word program running, and if so how is it working in concert with Lynda.com?

  • @jordanjohnson714
    @jordanjohnson714 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Somebody wanted this video xD

  • @Skufflewick
    @Skufflewick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta say, I install Piraform's CCleaner and Defraggler on every computer I work on, personal, business, and clients. Those two utilities are awesome, and CCleaner will clean your registries as well!

  • @locao51
    @locao51 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Press 3 repeatedly and hear "derp, derp , derp"

  • @Reduce_Scan
    @Reduce_Scan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a question please
    How do I change the setting of the Windows through the Registry to make the font size larger in the drop-down menu within the Excel program

  • @TLV-ee1sg
    @TLV-ee1sg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:27 i tried to close the ad. :|

    • @notCAMD
      @notCAMD หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      XD

  • @Thornskade
    @Thornskade 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Using the registry, you can turn the capslock key into a second delete or backspace key.
    For typing, that's the best regedit you'll ever do.

    • @JohnPaulBuce
      @JohnPaulBuce 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      me who never uses caps lock because im so used to shift: ok

  • @StopMotionGuy2012
    @StopMotionGuy2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    UNIX all the way, tbh

  • @williamdavidwallace3904
    @williamdavidwallace3904 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I assume you mean the suppository? Useful idea to get rid of too many turd files that store name-value pairs. Had the Redmondians stored each app's data in the same directory as the executable was loaded from then it seems to me functionality would have been better and allowed apps to be moved around.

  • @john-lenin
    @john-lenin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Registry is a ludicrous joke. It's the only reason you need to change to any other OS.

    • @Mario583a
      @Mario583a 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Explain.

    • @kensmith5694
      @kensmith5694 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +John Kantor It isn't the only reason to change OS but it is among them. Lots of folks have started using an Android device for all their computer needs. This is a change of OS too.

  • @davidbrandenburg8029
    @davidbrandenburg8029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    microsoft wants your computer to slowly grind to a halt or slow down so bad your pulling your hair out, this way most people will call microsoft instead of the geek next door and pay out the ass for them to run a registry cleaner for you remotely!.

  • @almightyretrosoul
    @almightyretrosoul 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BSOD : DllRegisterServer failed with the error code 0x80040201
    enough said XD -.-

  • @johnnychang4233
    @johnnychang4233 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's the longest chorizo anyone can tackle, as with Spaniards like to say. Too complex to deal with.

  • @yosyp5905
    @yosyp5905 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How can I remove the registry information that stores the software's trial expiration?
    Please, tell me :3

  • @nazar4959
    @nazar4959 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    windows registry = junk over time.
    in past i used to feel like reinstalling windows every week.

  • @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7
    @3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had to edit my Registry to remove a spyware Shell Extension that wouldn't stop lagging my entire File Explorer.
    Also, I'm really good at finding Registry Keys for everything. I've been messing with it for a while now, so I know all of it's dirty secrets >:)
    When Windows breaks, make sure to always have a handy WinPE stick close to you to get it fixed without reinstalling.

  • @StarWarsRamblings
    @StarWarsRamblings 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Video Idea: NDAs as fast as possible? I've noticed a lot of confusion on Twitter as to what they are and what they mean to reviewers such as you guys.

  • @LazoeJSCREI
    @LazoeJSCREI 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i knew all that you mentioned except changing the oem logo and title :D that's a really cool one

  • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
    @lawrencedoliveiro9104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:19 “PC” = “Paper Cassette”. It was asking you to change the size of paper that was loaded.
    I thought everyone knew that?