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The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the registry. The registry also allows access to counters for profiling ...
WoW64. In computing on Microsoft platforms, WoW64 (W indows 32-bit o n W indows 64 -bit) is a subsystem of the Windows operating system capable of running 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows. [1] It is included in all 64-bit versions of Windows, except in Windows Server Server Core where it is an optional component, and Windows Nano Server ...
The Sims 2 (2004), a life simulation game by Maxis and Electronic Arts. It was released as freeware for a limited time on Origin on July 16, 2014, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Sims 2. It was removed from Origin on July 31, 2014. The Suffering (2004), a horror third/first person shooter developed by Surreal Software and published by ...
The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options for the operating system. The terminology is somewhat misleading so it is briefly summarised here. A Registry key is similar to a folder that, in addition to values, each key can contain subkeys which in turn may contain subkeys, and so on.
Windows Installer (msiexec.exe, previously known as Microsoft Installer, [3] codename Darwin) [4][5] is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software. The installation information, and optionally the files themselves, are packaged in ...
Svchost.exe (Service Host, or SvcHost) is a system process that can host one or more Windows services in the Windows NT family of operating systems. [1] Svchost is essential in the implementation of shared service processes, where a number of services can share a process in order to reduce resource consumption.
Key schedule. The key schedule of DES ("<<<" denotes a left rotation), showing the calculation of each round key ("Subkey"). In cryptography, the so-called product ciphers are a certain kind of cipher, where the (de-)ciphering of data is typically done as an iteration of rounds. The setup for each round is generally the same, except for round ...
System Restore. System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems.