Understanding the Windows Registry and its services
In many IT books, the Windows Registry is often portrayed as the heart of the Windows OS, and services are referred to as the background programs of the Windows OS. However, the Windows Registry and Windows Services comprise the OS’s core architecture, regardless of the language used to describe them.
Windows Server Registry
Whatever hardware or software change is made to the server is stored on the registry. The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores the hardware/software configuration and system security information. Once you access the Windows Registry, you will notice that its console tree (left-hand side) consists of five registry keys known as hives (HKEYs). Note that the syntax of the registry keys and sub-keys follows the standard of the Windows file path separated by a backslash. For example, in Windows Server 2022, there are five HKEYs:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT: This stores information about...
