Windows 10: Undoing registry values

I don't know what I've changed ik i should have created a restore point first so I'm wondering if I can just skip the restore step and go to the sfc /scannow part which I've seen listed as plan b. Basically wondering if I can just skip to step 2 as step 1 cannot be done ever.

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How to restore registry values?

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

You can perform system restore and check if it helps:

Perform System restore.

I suggest you to perform system restore and select a date prior to the changes which was done with the registry values and check if the issue gets fixed.

To perform System restore:

• Press Windows key + X, select
  System.
• In the left pane, click on System Protection.
• Select the option to system restore
  > next. It will show all restore points already created.
• Select the date prior to the date on which you have made the registry changes.

Registry disclaimer

To do so: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these
steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 (How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support )

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows



Try the above step and let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

ForcedReboot Registry Key Value

Hi Daniel,

ForcedReboot is one of the subkeys in the registry. Subkeys contain data entries called values. The presence of a value on a key is a form of data that an application requires for it to run. An application opens a key and uses the values associated with
the key to perform specific functions. A key can have any number of values, and the values can be in any form.

You can visit these links for further information about registry values:

• Registry Value Types.
• Registry Element Size Limits.

Note: We do not recommend navigating and editing the values of the keys and subkeys in the registry. Changing the values of the keys and subkeys in the registry might cause serious system issues.

We would like to ask if you are experiencing any issues on your Windows device. Since you are interested on finding what the value of a subkey stands for, we think that you are trying to troubleshoot your computer. If in case you are having any errors or
issues with your Microsoft products, let us know so that we could assist you further.

We are looking forward to your response.

 

Undo in MS Paint

Hello folks!

I'm hoping someone can help with this.

When editing in MS Paint I often have the requirement to 'undo' the last few steps.

Currently, Paint only seems to undo the last four - I'd like it to do more, say 10 or 15.

I'm assuming this can be done as a Registry hack as there isn't a 'Tools' or 'Settings' menu in Paint that allows you to change the number of 'back-steps'.

For example, I believe Excel keeps the last 16 changes in RAM, which can be changed in the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Ver.\Excel\Options
(where Ver. is the version number of Excel - for example 12.0 for Excel 2003).

Create a new DWORD value, select New Value #1, type 'UndoHistory' press Enter.

On the Edit menu, click 'Modify'.

In the DWORD value dialog, click 'Decimal' under base, then a value between 1 and 100, then OK.

See: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-modify-the-number-of-undo-levels-in-excel

I'm guessing you can do a similar thing in Paint?

There doesn't seem to be a similar key for Paint in KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft, nor, indeed, is there a registry key for 'UndoHistory' at all.

Thanks in advance,

Art