winget install --id SergeyFilippov.RegistryFinderAbout Registry Finder
Registry Finder is an improved replacement for the built-in Windows registry editor. It has many features that makes working with registry more productive, comfortable and safe, including: - Cut/Copy/Paste keys and/or values. - Undo and redo registry modifications (except changing permissions). - Multiple local and remote registry windows. - Fast, non blocking search. - Whole search results are displayed in a list. - Multiple search results window. - Ability to search within previous search results narrowing down y...
What's new in 2.62
2.62 (May 24, 2026) - When an offline registry file is corrupt, its corresponding key is still added and marked as corrupt. Proposed by Don Ahrens - When search results refer to a default value, the value name is displayed as "(Default)" instead of an empty string. Suggested by destiny_child - Added a hyperlink in the Find dialog to the Regular Expressions documentation for quick syntax reference. Suggested by destiny_child - The Go button is disabled when there is no text in the address bar. - Added tooltip for the Go button in the address bar. Reported by destiny_child - Added tooltips for the Pin and Close buttons in the History window. - The installer now follows system settings for light and dark mode. - Added ability to run Registry Finder as Local System. Suggested by Nossy Drelich - Fixed an issue where restarting Registry Finder as administrator via the menu could reset settings to defaults. - Fixed an issue where the autocomplete dropdown list for the address bar used the light theme. Reported by Tang Bosheng - Fixed an issue where the Remove from Favorites command in the main menu was not disabled when the selected item was not in Favorites. - Fixed an issue where the Category Tree command could be enabled while a Registry tab was active. Reported by destiny_child
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.62 | Unknown | 2.62 (May 24, 2026) - When an offline registry file is corrupt, its corresponding key is still added and marked as corrupt. Proposed by Don Ahrens - When search results refer to a default value, the value name is display... |
| 2.61.1 | Unknown | 2.61.1 (January 28, 2026) - Fixed disabling of some toolbar buttons after customization. Reported by KLASS - Fixed toolbar disappearing after changing the button size |
| 2.61 | Unknown | 2.61 (January 24, 2026) - Added toolbar customization. - Added command line parameter --offlineRegistry to open offline registry. Suggested by Melvin Nava - Fixed what undoing a cascaded key creation (when multiple keys... |
| 2.60 | Unknown | 2.60 (May 13, 2025) - Speed up opening keys with a very large number of subkeys (tens of thousands). - Fixed what the "Reset to Defaults" command in the Search Results tab cleared the list. - Fixed what hiding some colum... |
| 2.59 | Unknown | 2.59 (April 29, 2024) - Added the Name property of the favorite items. Suggested by Mehdi Alimadadi - Added ability to load/unload hive through the command line. Suggested by Richard Birch - Added the "Reset to Defaults"... |
| 2.58.1 | Unknown | 2.58.1 (December 18, 2023) - Fixed selection not updated after sorting items in the registry list (the selection visually remained in the same positions, i.e. other items were selected). Reported by amshevch - Fixed enco... |
| 2.58 | Unknown | 2.58 (October 08, 2023) - Added ability to create registry value of arbitrary type. Suggested by «G~Lí†çh» - The Change Type command is available on the default value even if no value is set. - Added Refresh command to t... |
| 2.57 | Unknown | 2.57 (May 21, 2023) - Address bar accepts keys in the SecEdit's format (a path started with "Classes", "Machine", "Users"). Proposed by Pavel Novikov - Backspace in the list pane causes navigation to the parent key. Prop... |
| 2.56 | Unknown | 2.56 (February 14, 2023) - Dark mode: fixed light tabs in the key properties dialog. - Dark mode: fixed light background in the Find Results and the Favorites windows. - Dark mode: fixed light background in the Propertie... |
| 2.55 | Unknown | 2.55 (November 06, 2022) - offreg.dll is included into setup and portable distribution archives. - The number of search results is limited to 1000 by default. - Speed up sorting the favorites list with very large number... |
| 2.54 | Unknown | 2.54 (August 01, 2022) - Added ability to quickly switch between a registry key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER when the key exists under both. Suggested by joebothed - Added the Security tab in the Propertie... |
| 2.53 | Unknown | 2.53 (February 03, 2022) - Improvement: Find Results tab title displays the searched text to simplify tab identification. - Fixed wrong selection and caret movement when switching between Unicode and None in the Edit Bin... |
| 2.52 | Unknown | 2.52 (October 24, 2021) - Added ability to change the type of a value. Suggested by «G~Lí†çh» - User interface stays responsive while connecting to remote registry. Suggested by Pavel Novikov - Fixed: When Registry Finde... |
| 2.51 | Unknown | 2.51 (August 08, 2021) - Added ability to replace Windows' built-in registry editor. - Added options to clear search and undo histories on exit. Suggested by Vladimir Grushevoi - Added --findDialog parameter to open the... |
| 2.50.1 | Unknown | 2.50.1 (June 12, 2021) - Fixed: Edit Binary dialog: when the Unicode checkbox is set, mouse click in the text area moves caret to wrong position. Reported by «G~Lí†çh» |
| 2.50 | Unknown | 2.50 (June 09, 2021) - Added ability to view REG_FULL_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR, REG_RESOURCE_LIST, REG_RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS_LIST data. Suggested by «G~Lí†çh» - Edit Binary dialog: Added ability to display Unicode text, Sugge... |