How to add or remove Favorites in Windows Registry

Whenever we look for certain ways to use Windows 10, most of them involve modifying, deleting, or adding new registers to the system. IT geeks are always trying new things and changing the Windows registry is one of them. Today I’m going to show you how to mark any registry key as a favorite.

Windows systems have relied on registry files since the release of Windows 3.11. The Windows registry or registry is a database of information, settings, and other values ​​related to software and hardware installed on the system. When you install a new program, the installation creates a new subkey in the registry. This subkey is very specific to this program, containing information such as its location, version and main executable.

Add or remove bookmarks from the registry in Windows 10

If you change certain registry keys frequently, it will be easier to access them if you add them as favorites. In this article, we will look at the following topics:

1. Add a registry key to favorites
2. Export bookmarks from the registry
3. Merge bookmarks from the registry
4. Remove a registry key from favorites

1]Add a registry key to favorites

hurry To win + R keys. In the Run window, type regedit and press Enter.

Now find the registry you want to mark as a favorite.

Select the registry in the registry tree and click Favorites in the menu bar. Now click on Add to favorites.

Enter the name you wish to have for your preferred registry and click on Okay.

Now to check if the registry is marked as favorite, click on Favorites again. Your recently added registry will be present in the list.

2]Export bookmarks from the registry

You can export your list of favorite registers to any location of your choice. This step is useful because when the computer is formatted or a new installation is performed, the system does not keep the favorite registers. If you want to keep the changes you have made to one of the registers, exporting and saving to a safe place is the best option for you.

hurry To win + R keys. In the Run window, type regedit and press Enter.

Now navigate to the following registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAppletsRegeditFavorites

It will contain all the registers that you have already marked as favorites.

In the registry tree section, right click on Favorites then click on Export.

Choose a location where you want to store all your favorite registers. Enter the name and click save. Do not change the path of the branch.

Place the saved file on any external drive or cloud storage for future use.

3]Merge bookmarks from the registry

Let’s just assume that you have successfully exported the registers to a safer location and that your system has crashed, unfortunately. So after a new installation, you want to merge the exported favorite registers? In this method, I will show you how to merge them.

Navigate to the folder where you last saved it. If it is on the external drive, connect it and open the folder where you saved it.

Right click on the registry file and click Merge or simply double-click on the file. If you get a User Account Control (UAC) prompt, click Okay.

You will now receive two prompts. In the first, click on Yes and on the second, click on Okay.

Now all the registers you have edited and marked as favorites are back on your system. To make sure the registers work as you want, restart your system once.

4]Remove a registry key from favorites

Now, if you want to delete a favorites register, you can delete it very easily.

hurry To win + R keys. In the Run window, type regedit and press Enter.

Go to Toolbar and click Favorites. Now click on Remove Favorite.

in the Remove Favorites dialog box, select the registry you want to delete and click Okay.

To check whether it has been deleted or not, click on Favorites again and find the registry you have just deleted.

In these four little methods, you can just add and delete your favorite registers. Let us know in the comments below which registers you change the most.