HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
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HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG is a Windows Registry hive that provides a snapshot of the current hardware configuration and related settings for the active user session.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Windows Registry hive ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HKCC ⓘ |
| accessMethod | RegOpenKeyEx Windows API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessPathExample |
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
ⓘ
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video ⓘ |
| category |
Windows system hive
ⓘ
system configuration ⓘ |
| changesWhen |
display adapter configuration changes
ⓘ
hardware profile changes ⓘ printer configuration changes ⓘ |
| contains |
Display configuration settings
ⓘ
Printer configuration settings ⓘ System configuration settings ⓘ |
| dataType | volatile view of registry data ⓘ |
| documentation | Microsoft Windows Registry technical documentation ⓘ |
| hasRootKeyName | HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | early versions of Windows NT family ⓘ |
| isAliasOf | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current ⓘ |
| lifetime | valid for duration of current Windows session ⓘ |
| logicalRootPath | HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\ ⓘ |
| mirrorsDataFrom | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| partOf | Windows Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persistence | reflects data persisted under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ⓘ |
| provides | snapshot of current hardware configuration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
ⓘ
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ⓘ |
| scope |
active user session
ⓘ
current hardware profile ⓘ |
| securityContext | protected by registry permissions ⓘ |
| stores |
hardware-specific configuration data
ⓘ
per-session hardware configuration snapshot ⓘ |
| typicalSubkey |
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\Software
ⓘ
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System ⓘ HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet ⓘ HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control ⓘ HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print ⓘ HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Windows components
ⓘ
device drivers ⓘ legacy Windows applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accessing current hardware profile settings
ⓘ
backward compatibility with older Windows applications ⓘ reading hardware-dependent configuration at runtime ⓘ |
| visibleIn | Registry Editor (regedit.exe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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