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# Registry Editor (1 of 5) - Changes to the registry can include adding or removing keys and their values - Or editing the values assigned to existing keys ## How the Registry is Organized - The registry is a database designed with a treelike structure (called a hierarchical database) - Contains co...

# Registry Editor (1 of 5) - Changes to the registry can include adding or removing keys and their values - Or editing the values assigned to existing keys ## How the Registry is Organized - The registry is a database designed with a treelike structure (called a hierarchical database) - Contains configuration information for Windows, users, software applications, and installed hardware devices - Registry is built in memory at startup - Windows uses current hardware configuration and information taken from files ## Five files used to build registry are called hives: - SAM (Security Accounts Manager), SECURITY, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM, and DEFAULT hives