The Windows Registry provides information about the settings for low-level operating systems and applications running on the platforms. The kernel, user interface, device drivers, services, SAM and third party applications are some platforms which use the Windows registry.

Your windows operating systems contains a very important file called windows Registry. It holds data about your computer. The location of all the software you have installed, the DLLs files, program short cuts that reside on your desktop and in the Windows start menu.