16 October 2014

...get your hive on: Access registry values for other users

Problem
You want to view/update registry for a user other than yourself in Registry Editor.

Solved
I cannot take credit or create the nth entry for this well documented solution.

Microsoft tells you, click HERE. If you know nothing about Registry Editor; start by clicking HERE.

Note: User hive file is NTUSER.DAT found in the Users folder.
          I had to connect to a remote computer first, and then access a user hive file on that computer.


Now that you know how, employ caution in updating that registry…