How to Add Registry Editor to Control Panel in Windows


System configuration information is stored centrally in a hierarchical database called the registry. The registry is a system-defined database in which applications and system components store and retrieve configuration data. The data stored in the registry varies according to the version of Microsoft Windows. Applications use the registry API to retrieve, modify, or delete registry data.

You can use Registry Editor to add and edit registry keys and values, restore the registry from a backup or to default values, and to import or export keys for reference or backup.

For more in-depth details about Registry Editor (regedit), see:

This tutorial will show you how to add a Registry Editor applet to the Control Panel for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Registry Editor in the Control Panel.


EXAMPLE: Registry Editor in Control Panel (icons view) and Control Panel (category view)
How to Add Registry Editor to Control Panel in Windows-registry_editor_control_panel_large_icons.png How to Add Registry Editor to Control Panel in Windows-registry_editor_control_panel_category.png

EXAMPLE: Registry Editor
How to Add Registry Editor to Control Panel in Windows-registry_editor.png



Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Add "Registry Editor" to Control Panel

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Registry_Editor_to_Control_Panel.reg

Download


3 To Remove "Registry Editor" from Control Panel

This is the default setting

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Registry_Editor_from_Control_Panel.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 If the Control Panel is currently open, then close and reopen it to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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