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Registry Overview

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

The registry is a system database that stores configuration information for applications, drivers, and the OS. The registry is most commonly used for storing state information across invocations. For example, an application might have windows that a user can move and resize. Before exiting, the application could store its windows information in the registry. Then, when the application starts again, it could retrieve the information and position its windows accordingly.

User profile support is present in all file system configurations. No components need to be added to use user profiles.

In This Section

  • Registry Types
    Describes the features and basic operational functionality of the hive-based registry.
  • Registry Keys
    Specifies the data types you can use to enter values in the registry, and provides information about protected registry keys.

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