HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a primary Windows Registry hive that stores configuration settings and preferences specific to the currently logged-in user.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows Registry hive
registry key
abbreviation HKCU
accessPathInRegistryEditor Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER
affects appearance settings for current user
behavior of Windows shell for current user
startup programs for current user
user-specific application behavior
contains subkeys
values
correspondsToSubkeyUnder HKEY_USERS
doesNotApplyTo other user profiles
introducedIn early versions of Windows NT family
isLoadedAt user logon
isTopLevelKey true
isUnloadedAt user logoff
logicalMirrorOf HKEY_USERS
modifiableBy Group Policy NERFINISHED
Registry Editor NERFINISHED
Windows APIs NERFINISHED
applications
partOf Windows Registry NERFINISHED
pathExample HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
relatedHive HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_USERS
scope currently logged-in user
securityContext current user account
stores Control Panel settings
Explorer settings
accessibility settings
application-specific settings
desktop settings
environment variables for current user
file association settings
input method settings
keyboard layout settings
mapped drive settings
network and printer connection settings
user interface preferences
user-specific configuration settings
user-specific preferences
user-specific security settings
usedInOperatingSystem Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED

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Windows Registry topLevelKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER