Windows 10: How do you find 'secret/hidden' Windows registry entries?

Hello!

I'm wondering how people discover that adding some kind of entry on Windows registry you can enable/disable features that doesn't exist by default. Well, they exist but are disabled and invisible by default.

For example: I was looking for some way to show seconds in taskbar clock. I did found you have to create a new REG_DWORD with name 'ShowSecondsInSystemClock' and value 1 under whatever the registry key is.

But how did they discover it? Where is that 'ShowSecondsInSystemClock' coming from?

I'm not sure if I explained well myself due to my poor English. Hopefully!

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Registry entries missing

Hi Arvid,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience caused. I will be glad to assist you with this.

This might be due to the registry entries getting corrupted or missing. I would suggest you to click the article given below and try the 3rd step from the article first. If that doesn't work, continue with the other suggested troubleshooting steps one after
the other.

Fix network connection issues

Let us know the result. We will be glad to help if you need further assistance.

 

Miscellaneous Registry entries?

W1zzard: Miscellaneous Registry entries?

For W1zzard,

*Respect :respect:

What are the registry entry names and data types for the Miscellaneous entries:

Currently selected Catalyst A.I. level, and Geometry Instancing Enabled?

I can't find anything that looks like those that are defined in that registry key, and I have to manually set them everytime I reboot my PC. *Frown

It would be nice to be able to keep them set across reboots. *Smile

Or are they taken care in version 0.25b11? I'm currently using 0.24.

 

Windows 10 'Windows sockets registry entries are missing'

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the issue that you are currently facing, we will try the best we can to resolve your issue.

I would like to inform you that Winsock or Windows Sockets is a technical specification that defines how Windows network software should access network services.

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if you are able to connect to internet.

Step 1: Perform a Winsock Reset

• 
  Open the Windows Start Screen or
  Start Menu and type cmd in the search box.
  
• 
  Right-click Command Prompt or
  cmd in the search results and select Run as Administrator.
  
• 
  Type netsh winsock reset in the Command Prompt window and press
  Enter. Wait for Windows to finish resetting your Winsock configuration.
  
• 
  Reboot your computer.
  

Step 2: I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by
jtelliott94 on March 25, 2015 and check if it helps.

Refer: windows socket registry
entries missing according to diagnostics and internet no longer working at all


Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.