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Tools & Services We Recommend Subscribe Search Return to Content How To Take Full Permissions Control To Edit Protected Registry Keys Austin Krause | February 2, 2011 in How-To error writing the value's new contents windows 7 The Windows registry is a hassle to edit under normal circumstances, but sometimes
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you'll encounter keys that are protected by the system. When you try to edit a protected registry key you'll cannot create key error writing to the registry windows 10 run into a few different errors, but they generally tell you that you lack permissions for making changes. But, since it is just a permissions issue we can get around this by cannot edit attributes error writing the value's new contents granting your user account in Windows the correct permissions! Read on to learn how… How do I know the registry key is protected? When trying to create a new entry within a protected Key you’ll see the following error: Error Creating Key Cannot create key: You do not have the requisite permissions to create a new key under
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try to edit a entry, you’ll see this error: Error Editing Value: Cannot edit
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Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Why can't I change Window 10 registry key? up vote 4 down vote favorite I want to change a Windows 7 http://www.groovypost.com/howto/take-full-permissions-control-edit-protected-registry-keys/ Registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced - Hidden I ran regedit as administrator. But when I was trying to modify that key, it doesn't allow me to change and reports error as Cannot edit: error writing the value's new contents So why can't I change the registry key even in administrator mode? How to solve this problem in Windows 10? windows windows-10 windows-registry share|improve this question asked Oct 15 '15 at 3:05 Miguel Hernandez 24112 What permissions do you have in the http://superuser.com/questions/986888/why-cant-i-change-window-10-registry-key registry key ? Value that you are trying to add, is it a REG_DWORD ? –pun Oct 15 '15 at 3:10 add a comment| 1 Answer 1 active oldest votes up vote 7 down vote Interesting. I'm on Windows 10 Pro x64 and I can edit the value. Right click on Advanced and choose "Permissions". Click your user name and make sure you have full permissions: If you don't, try allowing yourself full control (if the boxes are available). If they're greyed out like in my screenshot, but you don't have full access, you can try to take ownership of the object by clicking Advanced Then next to Owner click Change: Type your username into the box and then press Check Names. Press Okay, then before you press Okay again make sure the following is selected: share|improve this answer answered Oct 15 '15 at 3:43 Insane 1,72621235 Thanks for answering, but I still have this problem, I did everything but I can't. –Miguel Hernandez Oct 15 '15 at 4:12 What do you mean did everything? Did you have full control? If not could you give yourself full control? Did you add yourself as owner? Do you get any different error message after setting yourself as an owner? –Insane Oct 15 '15 at 4:19 I did everything you told me, I added myself as owner and I still get the same message –Miguel Hernandez Oct 15 '15 at
7, 8, and 10 Subscribe l l FOLLOW US TWITTER GOOGLE+ FACEBOOK GET UPDATES BY EMAIL Enter your email below to get exclusive access to our best articles and tips before everybody else. RSS ALL ARTICLES http://www.howtogeek.com/262464/how-to-gain-full-permissions-to-edit-protected-registry-keys/ FEATURES ONLY TRIVIA Search How-To Geek How to Gain Full Permissions to Edit Protected Registry Keys We talk about a lot of cool things here at How-To Geek that you can do by editing the Windows Registry. Occasionally, though, you will run into a Registry key or value that you don't have permission to edit. When you try, you'll see an error message saying "Cannot edit _____: Error writing the value's new contents." Fortunately, just like in the error writing Windows file system, the Registry provides tools that let you take ownership of and edit permissions for keys. Here's how to do it. RELATED ARTICLESLearning to Use the Registry Editor Like a ProHow to Backup and Restore the Windows Registry Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. So there's a reason some of these Registry keys are protected. Editing a protected key can sometimes mess up Windows or the app error writing the the key relates to. We will never point you to any hacks that we haven't tested ourselves, but it still pays to be careful. If you’ve never worked with the Registry before, consider reading about how to use the Registry Editor before you get started. And definitely back up the Registry (and your computer!) before making changes. In Registry Editor, right-click the key that you can't edit (or the key that contains the value you can't edit) and then choose "Permissions" from the context menu. In the Permissions window that appears, click the "Advanced" button. Next, you're going to take ownership of the Registry key. In the "Advanced Security Settings" window, next to the listed Owner, click the "Change" link. In the "Select User or Group" window, in the "Enter the object name to select" box, type the name of your Windows user account (or your email address if you have a Microsoft account) and then click the "Check Names" button to validate the account name. When that's done, click OK to close the "Select User or Group" window and then click OK again to close the "Advanced Security Settings" window. Back at the regular Permissions window, select the Users group and then choose the "Allow" check box next to the "Full Control" permission. If you prefer, you can just give your user account full permissions rather than the Users group. To do that, clic