Windows 10: When trying to change permissions and ownership in Windows 11 Registry Home Edition, which...

When trying to change permissions and ownership in Windows 11 Registry Home Edition, which registry hive takes the most precedence over the others, especially HKLM? Also, what is the hierarchy of the hives in terms of both permissions and ownership?

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Any way to edit the registry without loading Windows?

You will need to find a way to grant yourself permissions for full control of that hive/key.
Just as the "Trusted Installer" has.
You may have to log on as admin to do this.

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And, a search to start you on your quest.

I did it a long time ago, to get rid of & edit some hives, keys, etc.
Goodluck.*Smile

 

Administrator Access for Registry Edit

It's a matter of taking ownership of the relevant key, changing permissions then setting the ownership back as it was. See steps 4 to 6 for Option Two in this tutorial that makes the same changes for the Ethernet connection.

Set Ethernet Connection as Metered or Unmetered in Windows 10

 

Ownership editing

Hi BalázsBiró,

Before you can modify or edit file permissions, you should take ownership of them. Even though you are logged on as an Administrator, you can't change files that don't belong to you. The Program Files folder is set to the Trusted Installer group and the
Administrator doesn't have the rights to change anything. Here are the steps to claim all the files and folders:

• Open File Explorer.
• Right-click on Program Files > Properties.
• Select Security tab > Advanced.
• Click Change link in line with the Owner.
• Select Administrators.
• Put a check mark in Replace owner on subcontainers & objects.
• Click Apply and wait until it finish then click OK
  on all boxes to close everything.

Now that you own the files, you have to give yourself permission to modify them:

• Follow steps 1, 2, 3 above.
• Select Change Permission.
• Go to Administrators (any entry) > Edit.
• Change the Apply To drop down box to
  This Folder, Subfolder & Files.
• Put a check in Full Control under Allow column then
  OK.
• Click Apply and wait until it finish. The dialog boxes may hide behind the Explorer window. Minimize it and click
  OK on all the the dialog boxes.
• Reboot PC.

Let us know how it goes, we'll be glad to assist you further.