8. How the Registry is Organized

• Registry is divided into six logical sections, each known as a Hive Key (HKEY)

  • HKEYs are recursively divided into subkeys and use a syntax similar to Windows path names

        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
    

• Registry Logical organization:

  • Inverted tree with a single root

  • Six branches identified by keys; e.g., HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

  • Subkeys hold other subkeys or values.